SYNOPSIS

my $void = $obj->set_parameter("parameter_name","parameter_value");
my $value = $obj->get_parameter("parameter_name");

DESCRIPTION

This is a basic container to hold the parameters used to run a program. This module may get incorporated into the more generic Bio::Tools::Run framework in bioperl-run distribution.

FEEDBACK

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  [email protected]                  - General discussion
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Support

Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:

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rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible.

Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web:

  https://github.com/bioperl/bioperl-live/issues

AUTHOR - Chad Matsalla

Email bioinformatics1 at dieselwurks dot com

CONTRIBUTORS

Sendu Bala, [email protected]

APPENDIX

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

get_parameter

 Title   : get_parameter
 Usage   : $parameter_object->get_parameter($param_name);
 Function: Get the value of a parameter named $param_name
 Returns : A scalar that should be a string
 Args    : A scalar that should be a string

set_parameter

 Title   : set_parameter
 Usage   : $parameter_object->set_parameter($param_name => $param_value);
 Function: Set the value of a parameter named $param_name to $param_value
 Returns : Void
 Args    : A hash containing name=>value pairs

available_parameters

 Title   : available_parameters
 Usage   : my @paramnames = $parameter_object->available_parameters
 Function: Returns the names of the available parameters
 Returns : list of available parameter names
 Args    : none