Bio::Phenotype::Measure(3pm)				User Contributed Perl Documentation			      Bio::Phenotype::Measure(3pm)

NAME

       Bio::Phenotype::Measure - Representation of context/value(-range)/unit triplets

SYNOPSIS

	 use Bio::Phenotype::Measure;

	 my $measure = Bio::Phenotype::Measure->new( -context	  => "length",
						     -description => "reduced length in 4(Tas1r3)",
						     -start	  => 0,
						     -end	  => 15,
						     -unit	  => "mm",
						     -comment	  => "see also Miller et al" );

	 print $measure->context();
	 print $measure->description();
	 print $measure->start();
	 print $measure->end();
	 print $measure->unit();
	 print $measure->comment();

	 print $measure->to_string();

DESCRIPTION

       Measure is for biochemically defined phenotypes or any other types of measures.

FEEDBACK

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       rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address
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AUTHOR

       Christian M. Zmasek

       Email: czmasek-at-burnham.org  or  cmzmasek@yahoo.com

       WWW:   http://monochrome-effect.net/

       Address:

	 Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation
	 10675 John Jay Hopkins Drive
	 San Diego, CA 92121

APPENDIX

       The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods.

   new
	Title	: new
	Usage	: my $me = Bio::Phenotype::Measure->new( -context     => "length",
							 -description => "reduced length in 4(Tas1r3)",
							 -start       => 0,
							 -end	      => 15,
							 -unit	      => "mm",
							 -comment     => "see Miller also et al" );
	Function: Creates a new Measure object.
	Returns : A new Measure object.
	Args	: -context     => the context
		  -description => a description
		  -start       => the start value
		  -end	       => the end value
		  -unit        => the unit
		  -comment     => a comment

   init
	Title	: init()
	Usage	: $measure->init();
	Function: Initializes this Measure to all "".
	Returns :
	Args	:

   context
	Title	: context
	Usage	: $measure->context( "Ca-conc" );
		  or
		  print $measure->context();
	Function: Set/get for the context of this Measure.
	Returns : The context.
	Args	: The context (optional).

   description
	Title	: description
	Usage	: $measure->description( "reduced in 4(Tas1r3)" );
		  or
		  print $measure->description();
	Function: Set/get for the description of this Measure.
	Returns : A description.
	Args	: A description (optional).

   start
	Title	: start
	Usage	: $measure->start( 330 );
		  or
		  print $measure->start();
	Function: Set/get for the start value of this Measure.
	Returns : The start value.
	Args	: The start value (optional).

   end
	Title	: end
	Usage	: $measure->end( 459 );
		  or
		  print $measure->end();
	Function: Set/get for the end value of this Measure.
	Returns : The end value.
	Args	: The end value (optional).

   unit
	Title	: unit
	Usage	: $measure->unit( "mM" );
		  or
		  print $measure->unit();
	Function: Set/get for the unit of this Measure.
	Returns : The unit.
	Args	: The unit (optional).

   comment
	Title	: comment
	Usage	: $measure->comment( "see also Miller et al" );
		  or
		  print $measure->comment();
	Function: Set/get for an arbitrary comment about this Measure.
	Returns : A comment.
	Args	: A comment (optional).

   to_string
	Title	: to_string()
	Usage	: print $measure->to_string();
	Function: To string method for Measure objects.
	Returns : A string representations of this Measure.
	Args	:

perl v5.14.2							    2012-03-02					      Bio::Phenotype::Measure(3pm)