Bio::MapIO(3) A Map Factory object

SYNOPSIS


use Bio::MapIO;
my $mapio = Bio::MapIO->new(-format => "mapmaker",
-file => "mapfile.map");
while( my $map = $mapio->next_map ) {
# get each map
foreach my $marker ( $map->each_element ) {
# loop through the markers associated with the map
}
}

DESCRIPTION

This is the Factory object for reading Maps from a data stream or file.

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AUTHOR - Jason Stajich

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APPENDIX

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

new

 Title   : new
 Usage   : my $obj = Bio::MapIO->new();
 Function: Builds a new Bio::MapIO object 
 Returns : Bio::MapIO
 Args    :

format

 Title   : format
 Usage   : $format = $stream->format()
 Function: Get the map format
 Returns : map format
 Args    : none

Bio::Factory::MapFactoryI methods

next_map

 Title   : next_tree
 Usage   : my $map = $factory->next_map;
 Function: Get a map from the factory
 Returns : L<Bio::Map::MapI>
 Args    : none

write_map

 Title   : write_tree
 Usage   : $factory->write_map($map);
 Function: Write a map out through the factory
 Returns : none
 Args    : L<Bio::Map::MapI>

attach_EventHandler

 Title   : attach_EventHandler
 Usage   : $parser->attatch_EventHandler($handler)
 Function: Adds an event handler to listen for events
 Returns : none
 Args    : L<Bio::Event::EventHandlerI>

_eventHandler

 Title   : _eventHandler
 Usage   : private
 Function: Get the EventHandler
 Returns : L<Bio::Event::EventHandlerI>
 Args    : none

_load_format_module

 Title   : _load_format_module
 Usage   : *INTERNAL MapIO stuff*
 Function: Loads up (like use) a module at run time on demand
 Example :
 Returns :
 Args    :

_guess_format

 Title   : _guess_format
 Usage   : $obj->_guess_format($filename)
 Function:
 Example :
 Returns : guessed format of filename (lower case)
 Args    :