NAME

Bio::Map::MappableI - An object that can be placed in a map

SYNOPSIS

    # get a Bio::Map::MappableI somehow
    my $position = $element->map_position();
    # these methods will be important for building sorted lists
    if( $position->equals($p2) ) {
        # do something
    } elsif( $position->less_tha($p2) ) {} 
      elsif( $position->greater_than($p2) ) { }    

DESCRIPTION

This object handles the generic notion of an element placed on a (linear) Map. Elements can have multiple positions in a map such as is the case of Restriction enzyme cut sites on a sequence map. For exact information about an element's position in a map one must query the associate PositionI object which is accessible through the position() method.

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AUTHOR - Jason Stajich

Email jason@bioperl.org

CONTRIBUTORS

Heikki Lehvaslaiho heikki@ebi.ac.uk Lincoln Stein lstein@cshl.org

APPENDIX

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

position

 Title   : position
 Usage   : my $position = $mappable->position(); 
 Function: Get/Set the Bio::Map::PositionI for a mappable element
 Returns : Bio::Map::PositionI
 Args    : (optional) Bio::Map::PositionI

equals

 Title   : equals
 Usage   : if( $mappable->equals($mapable2)) ...
 Function: Test if a position is equal to another position
 Returns : boolean
 Args    : Bio::Map::MappableI or Bio::Map::PositionI

less_than

 Title   : less_than
 Usage   : if( $mappable->less_than($m2) ) ...
 Function: Tests if a position is less than another position
 Returns : boolean
 Args    : Bio::Map::MappableI or Bio::Map::PositionI

greater_than

 Title   : greater_than
 Usage   : if( $mappable->greater_than($m2) ) ...
 Function: Tests if position is greater than another position
 Returns : boolean
 Args    : Bio::Map::MappableI or Bio::Map::PositionI