Bio::DescribableI(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Bio::DescribableI(3)NAMEBio::DescribableI - interface for objects with human readable names and
descriptions
SYNOPSIS
# to test this is a describable object
$obj->isa("Bio::DescribableI") ||
$obj->throw("$obj does not implement the Bio::DescribableI interface");
# accessors
$name = $obj->display_name();
$desc = $obj->description();
DESCRIPTION
This interface describes methods expected on describable objects, ie
ones which have human displayable names and descriptions
FEEDBACK
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it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and
data examples if at all possible.
Reporting Bugs
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AUTHOR - Ewan Birney
Email birney@sanger.ac.uk
Implementation Specific Functions
These functions are the ones that a specific implementation must
define.
display_name
Title : display_name
Usage : $string = $obj->display_name()
Function: A string which is what should be displayed to the user
the string should have no spaces (ideally, though a cautious
user of this interface would not assumme this) and should be
less than thirty characters (though again, double checking
this is a good idea)
Returns : A scalar
Status : Virtual
description
Title : description
Usage : $string = $obj->description()
Function: A text string suitable for displaying to the user a
description. This string is likely to have spaces, but
should not have any newlines or formatting - just plain
text. The string should not be greater than 255 characters
and clients can feel justified at truncating strings at 255
characters for the purposes of display
Returns : A scalar
Status : Virtual
perl v5.14.1 2011-07-22 Bio::DescribableI(3)
