NAME

Bio::MAGETAB::ArrayDesign - MAGE-TAB array design class

SYNOPSIS

 use Bio::MAGETAB::ArrayDesign;

DESCRIPTION

This class is used to store information about array designs in MAGE-TAB. This class can represent information from an ADF, or a reference to an array design in a database. See the DatabaseEntry class for superclass methods.

ATTRIBUTES

name (required): The name of the array design (data type: String).
version (optional): The version of the array design (data type: String).
uri (optional): A URI for the array design (data type: Uri).
provider (optional): The provider (typically the manufacturer) of the array design (data type: String).
technologyType (optional): The technology type of the array (data type: Bio::MAGETAB::ControlledTerm).
surfaceType (optional): The surface type of the array (data type: Bio::MAGETAB::ControlledTerm).
substrateType (optional): The substrate type of the array (data type: Bio::MAGETAB::ControlledTerm).
printingProtocol (optional): The protocol used for printing the array (data type: String).
sequencePolymerType (optional): The sequence polymer type of the array (data type: Bio::MAGETAB::ControlledTerm).
designElements (optional): A list of array design elements (Features, Reporters and CompositeElements) describing the array (data type: Bio::MAGETAB::DesignElement).
comments (optional): A list of user-defined comments for the array design (data type: Bio::MAGETAB::Comment).

METHODS

Each attribute has accessor (get_*) and mutator (set_*) methods, and also predicate (has_*) and clearer (clear_*) methods where the attribute is optional. Where an attribute represents a one-to-many relationship the mutator accepts an arrayref and the accessor returns an array.

AUTHOR

Tim F. Rayner <tfrayner@gmail.com>

LICENSE

This library is released under version 2 of the GNU General Public License (GPL).