Bio::Map::PositionI - Abstracts the notion of a position having a value in the context of a marker and a Map # do not use directly This object stores one of the postions a that a mappable object (e.g. Marker) may have in a map (e.g. restriction enzymes or a SNP mapped to several chromosomes). The method numeric() returns the position in a form that can be compared between other positions of the same type.

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map
Title : map Usage : my $id = map->$map; Function: Get/Set the map the position is in. Returns : L<Bio::Map::MapI> Args : [optional] new L<Bio::Map::MapI>

marker
Title : marker Usage : my $id = marker->$marker; Function: Get/Set the marker the position is in. Returns : L<Bio::Map::MarkerI> Args : [optional] new L<Bio::Map::MarkerI>

value
Title : value Usage : my $pos = $position->value; Function: Get/Set the value for this position Returns : scalar, value Args : [optional] new value to set

numeric
Title : numeric Usage : my $num = $position->numeric; Function: Read-only method that is guarantied to return representation for this position that can be compared with others Returns : numeric (int, real or range) Args : none