Bio::DB::GDB - Database object interface to GDB HTTP query $gdb = new Bio::DB::GDB; $info = $gdb->get_info(-type=>'marker', -id=>'D1S243'); # Marker name print "genbank id is ", $info->{'gdbid'}, "\nprimers are (fwd, rev) ", join(",", @{$info->{'primers'}}), "\nproduct length is ", $info->{'length'}, "\n"; This class allows connections to the Genome Database (GDB) and queries to retrieve any database objects. See http://www.gdb.org/ or any mirror for details.

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ua
Title : ua Usage : my $ua = $self->ua or $self->ua($ua) Function: Get/Set a LWP::UserAgent for use Returns : reference to LWP::UserAgent Object Args : $ua - must be a LWP::UserAgent

get_params       Title   : get_params  Usage   : my %params = $self->get_params($mode)  Function: Returns key,value pairs to be passed to query             for mode ('marker', 'gene')  Returns : a key,value pair hash  Args    : 'marker' or 'gene' mode for retrieval

get_info
Title : get_info Usage : my $info = $self->get_info(-type => 'marker', -id => 'D1S234'); Function: Returns key,value pairs specific Returns : a key,value pair hash Args : -type => 'marker' or 'gene' mode for retrieval -id => unique id to query for

get_request
Title : get_request Usage : my $url = $self->get_request Function: HTTP::Request Returns : Args : %qualifiers = a hash of qualifiers (ids, format, etc)