Bio::IdCollectionI(3pm) 				User Contributed Perl Documentation				   Bio::IdCollectionI(3pm)

NAME

       Bio::IdCollectionI - interface for objects with multiple identifiers

SYNOPSIS

	   # to test this is an identifiable collection object

	   $obj->isa("Bio::IdCollectionI") ||
	     $obj->throw("$obj does not implement the Bio::IdCollectionI interface");

	   # accessors
	   @authorities = $obj->id_authorities();
	   @ids 	= $obj->ids();
	   $id		= $obj->ids($authority);

DESCRIPTION

       This interface describes methods expected on objects that have multiple identifiers, each of which is controlled by a different authority.

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AUTHOR - Lincoln Stein
       Email lstein@cshl.org

Implementation Specific Functions
       These functions are the ones that a specific implementation must define.

   id_authorities
	Title	: id_authorities
	Usage	: @array    = $obj->id_authorities()
	Function: Return the authorities which have names for this object.
		  The authorities can then be used to select ids.

	Returns : An array
	Status	: Virtual

   ids
	Title	: ids
	Usage	: @ids	  = $obj->ids([$authority1,$authority2...])
	Function: return a list of Bio::IdentifiableI objects, optionally
		  filtered by the list of authorities.

	Returns : A list of Bio::IdentifiableI objects.
	Status	: Virtual

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