Bio::Phenotype::MeSH::Twig(3) Context for a MeSH term

SYNOPSIS


use Bio::Phenotype::MeSH::Twig
# create a twig object
my $twig = Bio::Phenotype::MeSH::Twig->new();
# the term has only one parent in any twig
$twig->parent('Fats');
# a twig makeas sense only in the context of a term
# which is a Bio::Phenotype::MeSH::Term object
# a term can have many twigs i.e. it can appear in many places in
# the hierarchy
#
$ term->add_twig($twig);
# adding the twig into a term adds a link into into it
$twig->term eq $term;
# a twig can know about other terms under the parant node
$twig->add_sister('Bread', 'Candy', 'Cereals');
print join ( ', ', $twig->each_sister()), "\n";
# a twig can know about other terms under this term
$twig->add_child('Butter', 'Margarine');
print join ( ', ', $twig->each_child()), "\n";

DESCRIPTION

This class represents the immediate surrounding of a MeSH term. It keeps track on nodes names above the current node ('parent') other nodes at the same level ('sisters') and nodes under it ('children'). Note that these are name strings, not objects.

Each twig can be associated with only one term, but term can have multiple twigs. (Twigs can be though to be roles for a term.)

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AUTHOR

Heikki Lehvaslaiho, heikki-at-bioperl-dot-org

APPENDIX

The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _

parent

 Title   : parent
 Usage   : $obj->parent( "r1" );
           or
           print $obj->parent();
 Function: Set/get for the parent.
 Returns : A parent [scalar].
 Args    : A parent [scalar] (optional).

term

 Title   : term
 Usage   : $obj->term( "r1" );
           or
           print $obj->term();
 Function: Set/get for the term.
 Returns : A term [scalar].
 Args    : A term [scalar] (optional).

add_child

 Title   : add_child
 Usage   : $obj->add_child( @children );
           or
           $obj->add_child( $child );
 Function: Pushes one or more child term names [scalars, most likely Strings]
           into the list of children.
 Returns : 
 Args    : scalar(s).

each_child

 Title   : each_child()
 Usage   : @gs = $obj->each_child();
 Function: Returns a list of gene symbols [scalars, most likely Strings]
           associated with this phenotype.
 Returns : A list of scalars.
 Args    :

purge_children

 Usage   : $obj->purge_child();
 Function: Deletes  the list of children associated with this term.
 Returns : A list of scalars.
 Args    :

add_sister

 Title   : add_sister
 Usage   : $obj->add_sister( @sisters );
           or
           $obj->add_sister( $sister );
 Function: Pushes one or more sister term names [scalars, most likely Strings]
           into the list of sisters.
 Returns : 
 Args    : scalar(s).

each_sister

 Title   : each_sister()
 Usage   : @gs = $obj->each_sister();
 Function: Returns a list of gene symbols [scalars, most likely Strings]
           associated with this phenotype.
 Returns : A list of scalars.
 Args    :

purge_sisters

 Usage   : $obj->purge_sister();
 Function: Deletes  the list of sisters associated with this term.
 Returns : A list of scalars.
 Args    :