NAME

       Bio::Annotation::AnnotationFactory - Instantiates a new Bio::AnnotationI (or derived
       class) through a factory

SYNOPSIS

           use Bio::Annotation::AnnotationFactory;
           #
           my $factory = Bio::Annotation::AnnotationFactory->new(
                           -type => 'Bio::Annotation::SimpleValue');
           my $ann = $factory->create_object(-value => 'peroxisome',
                                             -tagname => 'cellular component');

DESCRIPTION

       This object will build Bio::AnnotationI objects generically.

FEEDBACK

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       rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will
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       of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible.

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AUTHOR - Hilmar Lapp

       Email hlapp at gmx.net

CONTRIBUTORS

       This is mostly copy-and-paste with subsequent adaptation from Bio::Seq::SeqFactory by
       Jason Stajich. Most credits should in fact go to him.

APPENDIX

       The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods.  Internal methods are
       usually preceded with a _

   new
        Title   : new
        Usage   : my $obj = Bio::Annotation::AnnotationFactory->new();
        Function: Builds a new Bio::Annotation::AnnotationFactory object
        Returns : Bio::Annotation::AnnotationFactory
        Args    : -type => string, name of a L<Bio::AnnotationI> derived class.

       If type is not set the module guesses it based on arguments passed to method
       create_object.

   create_object
        Title   : create_object
        Usage   : my $seq = $factory->create_object(<named parameters>);
        Function: Instantiates new Bio::AnnotationI (or one of its child classes)

                  This object allows us to genericize the instantiation of
                  cluster objects.

        Returns : L<Bio::AnnotationI> compliant object
                  The return type is configurable using new(-type =>"...").
        Args    : initialization parameters specific to the type of annotation
                  object we want.

   type
        Title   : type
        Usage   : $obj->type($newval)
        Function: Get/set the type of L<Bio::AnnotationI> object to be created.

                  This may be changed at any time during the lifetime of this
                  factory.

        Returns : value of type
        Args    : newvalue (optional)

   _guess_type
        Title   : _guess_type
        Usage   :
        Function: Guesses the right type of L<Bio::AnnotationI> implementation
                  based on initialization parameters for the prospective
                  object.
        Example :
        Returns : the type (a string, the module name)
        Args    : initialization parameters to be passed to the prospective
                  cluster object