Bio::Graphics RendererI
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Summary
Bio::Graphics::RendererI - A renderer for the Bio::Graphics class that
renders Bio::SeqFeature::CollectionI objects onto
Bio::Graphics::Panels using configuration information provided by a
Bio::Graphics::ConfiguratorI.
Package variables
No package variables defined.
Included modules
Bio::Root::RootI
Inherit
Bio::Root::RootI
Synopsis
 # Get a renderer somehow, called $renderer

 # create a new panel and render contents a feature collection onto it
 my $config = new ConfigIO( $config_file )->getConfig();
 my $features = $data_provider->getCollection();
 my ( $tracks_rendered, $panel ) = $renderer->render( $features, $prefs );
Description
Renderer of Bio::SeqFeature::CollectionIs (collections of features)
onto a Bio::Graphics::Panel using a Bio::Graphics::ConfiguratorI for
general and track-specific rendering options.
Methods
renderDescriptionCode
Methods description
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 Title   : render
 Usage   : ( $rendered, $panel ) =
               $renderer->render( $collection, $configurator [, $panel ] );
 Function: Renders the SeqFeatures in the given collection onto a
           Bio::Graphics::Panel (if no panel is given, one will be
           created), using the given Bio::Graphics::ConfiguratorI for general
           and track-specific rendering options.
 Returns : In a scalar context returns the number of tracks rendered.
           In a list context, returns a two-element list containing
           the number of features rendered and the panel.
 Args    : A Bio::SeqFeature::CollectionI and a Bio::Graphics::ConfiguratorI
           and optionally a Bio::Graphics::Panel.
 Status  : Public
Methods code
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sub render {
  shift->throw_not_implemented();
}
General documentation
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AUTHORTop
Paul Edlefsen <paul@systemsbiology.org>.
Copyright (c) 2003 Institute for Systems Biology
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself. See DISCLAIMER.txt for
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