NAME

Bio::Tree::NodeNHX - A Simple Tree Node with support for NHX tags

SYNOPSIS

    use Bio::Tree::NodeNHX;
    my $nodeA = Bio::Tree::NodeNHX->new();
    my $nodeL = Bio::Tree::NodeNHX->new();
    my $nodeR = Bio::Tree::NodeNHX->new();

    my $node = Bio::Tree::NodeNHX->new();
    $node->add_Descendents($nodeL);
    $node->add_Descendents($nodeR);

    print "node is not a leaf \n" if( $node->is_leaf);

DESCRIPTION

Makes a Tree Node with NHX tags, suitable for building a Tree. See Bio::Tree::Node for a full list of functionality.

FEEDBACK

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  bioperl-l@bioperl.org                  - General discussion
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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:

  http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/

AUTHOR - Aaron Mackey

Email amackey@virginia.edu

CONTRIBUTORS

The NHX (New Hampshire eXtended) format was created by Chris Zmasek, and is described at:

  http://www.genetics.wustl.edu/eddy/forester/NHX.html

APPENDIX

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

new

 Title   : new
 Usage   : my $obj = Bio::Tree::NodeNHX->new();
 Function: Builds a new Bio::Tree::NodeNHX object
 Returns : Bio::Tree::NodeNHX
 Args    : -left          => pointer to Left descendent (optional)
           -right         => pointer to Right descenent (optional)
           -branch_length => branch length [integer] (optional)
           -bootstrap     => bootstrap value (string)
           -description   => description of node
           -id            => unique id for node
           -nhx           => hashref of NHX tags and values

nhx_tag

 Title   : nhx_tag
 Usage   : my $tag = $nodenhx->nhx_tag(%tags);
 Function: Set tag-value pairs for NHX nodes
 Returns : none
 Args    : hashref to update the tags/value pairs
           OR 
           with a scalar value update the bootstrap value by default