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NAME

Bio::Grep::Root - Superclass for all Bio::Grep* packages

DESCRIPTION

This superclass adds some useful methods to all Bio::Grep packages.

METHODS

is_integer($var_to_check, 'Description')

Returns the variable, but it is now not tainted anymore. Throws an exception if the specified variable is not an integer. If a second argument is passed, it will be used in the exception text.

is_word($var_to_check, 'Description')

Returns the variable, but it is now not tainted anymore. Throws an exception if the specified variable is not a word. If a second argument is passed, it will be used in the exception text.

is_path($var_to_check, 'Description')

Returns the variable, but it is now not tainted anymore. Throws an exception if the specified variable is not a valid path (It is word but accepts also '/'). If a second argument is passed, it will be used in the exception text.

is_sentence($var_to_check, 'Description')

Returns the variable, but it is now not tainted anymore. Throws an exception if the specified variable is not a valid sentence (It is word but accepts also '/:,;|'). If a second argument is passed, it will be used in the exception text.

WARNING: make sure that command line arguments are quoted ( my $command = "... '$sentence' ")

INTERNAL METHODS

_check_variable( variable => $var_to_check, regex => $regex, desc => 'Description')

Checks $var_to_check if it matches $regex, which is one of the four predefined regular expressions: int, word, path or sentence. Throws an exception if not, otherwise it returns the untainted value of $var_to_check. Don't use this method, instead use the public methods is_integer(), is_word() ... .

DIAGNOSTICS

... looks not valid.

Some variable does not match the specified regular expression. Bio::Root::BadParameter.

Missing arguments: require hash with keys "regex" ...

You called _check_variable() without a valid hashref. See "INTERNAL METHODS". Bio::Root::BadParameter.

Unknown regex.

You called _check_variable() with an invalid regex. See "INTERNAL METHODS". Bio::Root::BadParameter.

AUTHOR

Markus Riester, <mriester@gmx.de>

LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

Based on Weigel::Seach v0.13

Copyright (C) 2005-2006 by Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tuebingen.

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

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