SYNOPSIS

# do not use this object directly, it provides the following methods
# for its subclasses
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.

FEEDBACK

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Support

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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

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