Bio::ClusterIO::dbsnp - dbSNP input stream Do not use this module directly. Use it via the Bio::ClusterIO class. Parse dbSNP XML files, one refSNP entry at a time.

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Reporting Bugs
Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via email or the web: bioperl-bugs@bio.perl.org http://bugzilla.bioperl.org/ Allen Day <allenday@ucla.edu> The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _

next_cluster
Title : next_cluster Usage : $dbsnp = $stream->next_cluster() Function: returns the next refSNP in the stream Returns : Bio::Variation::SNP object representing composite refSNP and its component subSNP(s). Args : NONE

SAX methods

start_document
Title : start_document Usage : $parser->start_document; Function: SAX method to indicate starting to parse a new document. Creates a Bio::Variation::SNP Returns : none Args : none

end_document
Title : end_document Usage : $parser->end_document; Function: SAX method to indicate finishing parsing a new document Returns : none Args : none

start_element
Title : start_element Usage : $parser->start_element($data) Function: SAX method to indicate starting a new element Returns : none Args : hash ref for data

end_element
Title : end_element Usage : $parser->end_element($data) Function: Signals finishing an element Returns : none Args : hash ref for data

characters
Title : characters Usage : $parser->characters($data) Function: Signals new characters to be processed Returns : characters read Args : hash ref with the key 'Data'

use_tempfile
Title : use_tempfile Usage : $obj->use_tempfile($newval) Function: Get/Set boolean flag on whether or not use a tempfile Example : Returns : value of use_tempfile Args : newvalue (optional)