Bio::Ontology::TermFactory - Instantiates a new Bio::Ontology::TermI (or derived class) through a factory use Bio::Ontology::TermFactory; # the default type is Bio::Ontology::Term my $factory = new Bio::Ontology::TermFactory(-type => 'Bio::Ontology::GOterm'); my $term = $factory->create_object(-name => 'peroxisome', -ontology => 'Gene Ontology', -identifier => 'GO:0005777'); This object will build Bio::Ontology::TermI objects generically.

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new
Title : new Usage : my $obj = new Bio::Ontology::TermFactory(); Function: Builds a new Bio::Ontology::TermFactory object Returns : Bio::Ontology::TermFactory Args : -type => string, name of a L<Bio::Ontology::TermI> derived class. The default is L<Bio::Ontology::Term>.

create_object
Title : create_object Usage : my $term = $factory->create_object(<named parameters>); Function: Instantiates new Bio::Ontology::TermI (or one of its child classes) This object allows us to genericize the instantiation of Term objects. Returns : L<Bio::Ontology::TermI> compliant object The return type is configurable using new(-type =>"..."). Args : initialization parameters specific to the type of term object we want. Typically -name => $name -identifier => identifier for the term -ontology => ontology for the term