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fh_or_stdout(filehandle)
fh_or_stdout(filehandle, destination)

A utility function that returns either the filehandle passed in (if defined) or a IO::Handle to STDOUT or the specified destination (which is a fileno(filehandle)).

It would be nice to make this function more general (e.g., what about stdin or stderr? a specified file?).

uniq(listref)
uniq(list)

Ensure no dups in the list (or list reference) we get.

The return value is either the list or a reference to a copy of the list, depending on the calling context. The list will have been sorted as a side effect.

to_fh(filename)
to_fh(filename, method)
to_fh(filehandle)

Return a filehandle. If the argument is a file name, we will open the file with the method specified, for reading if unspecified. If the argument is a filehandle, it is simply returned.

split_value($name, $pattern, $value)

Split the value using the pattern given. For each of the resulting pieces, prepend "$name: ". This function is used when there are a collection of values for a given name (e.g., q-values, accept values).

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Copyright 2005-2007, Kenneth Ingham. All rights reserved.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

Address bug reports and comments to: ids_test at i-pi.com. When sending bug reports, please provide the versions of IDS::Test.pm, IDS::Algorithm.pm, IDS::DataSource.pm, the version of Perl, and the name and version of the operating system you are using. Since Kenneth is a PhD student, the speed of the reponse depends on how the research is proceeding.

BUGS

Please report them.

SEE ALSO

IDS::Algorithm, IDS::DataSource