Bio/Biblio/MedlineJournalArticle.pm

   1 # $Id$
   2 #
   3 # BioPerl module for Bio::Biblio::MedlineJournalArticle
   4 #
   5 # Please direct questions and support issues to <bioperl-l@bioperl.org>
   6 #
   7 # Cared for by Martin Senger <senger@ebi.ac.uk>
   8 # For copyright and disclaimer see below.
   9
  10 # POD documentation - main docs before the code
  11
  12 =head1 NAME
  13
  14 Bio::Biblio::MedlineJournalArticle - Representation of a MEDLINE journal article
  15
  16 =head1 SYNOPSIS
  17
  18     $obj = Bio::Biblio::MedlineJournalArticle->new(
  19                   -title => 'Thermal adaptation analyzed by comparison of protein sequences from mesophilic and extremely thermophilic Methanococcus species.',
  20                   -journal => Bio::Biblio::MedlineJournal->new(-issn => '0027-8424'),
  21                   -volume => 96,
  22                   -issue => 7);
  23   #--- OR ---
  24
  25     $obj = Bio::Biblio::MedlineJournalArticle->new();
  26     $obj->title ('...');
  27     $obj->journal (Bio::Biblio::MedlineJournal->new(-issn => '0027-8424'));
  28
  29 =head1 DESCRIPTION
  30
  31 A storage object for a MEDLINE journal article.
  32 See its place in the class hierarchy in
  33 http://www.ebi.ac.uk/~senger/openbqs/images/bibobjects_perl.gif
  34
  35 =head2 Attributes
  36
  37 The following attributes are specific to this class
  38 (however, you can also set and get all attributes defined in the parent classes):
  39
  40   journal           type: Bio::Biblio::MedlineJournal
  41
  42 =head1 SEE ALSO
  43
  44 =over 4
  45
  46 =item *
  47
  48 OpenBQS home page: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/~senger/openbqs/
  49
  50 =item *
  51
  52 Comments to the Perl client: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/~senger/openbqs/Client_perl.html
  53
  54 =back
  55
  56 =head1 FEEDBACK
  57
  58 =head2 Mailing Lists
  59
  60 User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other
  61 Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to
  62 the Bioperl mailing list.  Your participation is much appreciated.
  63
  64   bioperl-l@bioperl.org                  - General discussion
  65   http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists  - About the mailing lists
  66
  67 =head2 Support
  68
  69 Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:
  70
  71 L<bioperl-l@bioperl.org>
  72
  73 rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and
  74 reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly
  75 address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem
  76 with code and data examples if at all possible.
  77
  78 =head2 Reporting Bugs
  79
  80 Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track
  81 of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the
  82 web:
  83
  84   http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/
  85
  86 =head1 AUTHORS
  87
  88 Heikki Lehvaslaiho (heikki-at-bioperl-dot-org),
  89 Martin Senger (senger@ebi.ac.uk)
  90
  91 =head1 COPYRIGHT
  92
  93 Copyright (c) 2002 European Bioinformatics Institute. All Rights Reserved.
  94
  95 This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  96 it under the same terms as Perl itself.
  97
  98 =head1 DISCLAIMER
  99
 100 This software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind.
 101
 102 =cut
 103
 104
 105 # Let the code begin...
 106
 107
 108 package Bio::Biblio::MedlineJournalArticle;
 109 use strict;
 110 use vars qw(@ISA);
 111
 112
 113 use base qw(Bio::Biblio::MedlineArticle Bio::Biblio::JournalArticle);
 114
 115 #
 116 # a closure with a list of allowed attribute names (these names
 117 # correspond with the allowed 'get' and 'set' methods); each name also
 118 # keep what type the attribute should be (use 'undef' if it is a
 119 # simple scalar)
 120 #
 121 {
 122     my %_allowed =
 123         (
 124          _journal => 'Bio::Biblio::MedlineJournal',
 125          );
 126
 127     # return 1 if $attr is allowed to be set/get in this class
 128     sub _accessible {
 129         my ($self, $attr) = @_;
 130         return 1 if exists $_allowed{$attr};
 131         foreach my $parent (@ISA) {
 132             return 1 if $parent->_accessible ($attr);
 133         }
 134     }
 135
 136     # return an expected type of given $attr
 137     sub _attr_type {
 138         my ($self, $attr) = @_;
 139         if (exists $_allowed{$attr}) {
 140             return $_allowed{$attr};
 141         } else {
 142             foreach my $parent (@ISA) {
 143                 if ($parent->_accessible ($attr)) {
 144                     return $parent->_attr_type ($attr);
 145                 }
 146             }
 147         }
 148         return 'unknown';
 149     }
 150 }
 151
 152
 153 1;
 154 __END__