NAME

       Bio::Tools::AlignFactory - Base object for alignment factories

SYNOPSIS

       You won't be using this as an object, but using a dervied class like Bio::Tools::pSW

DESCRIPTION

       Holds common Alignment Factory attributes in place

CONTACT

       http://bio.perl.org/ or birney@sanger.ac.uk

APPENDIX

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

   kbyte
        Title     : kbyte()
        Usage     : set/gets the amount of memory able to be used
        Function  :
                  : $factory->kbyte(200);
                  :
        Returns   :
        Argument  : memory in kilobytes

   report
        Title     : report()
        Usage     : set/gets the report boolean to issue reports or not
        Function  :
                  : $factory->report(1); # reporting goes on
                  :
        Returns   : n/a
        Argument  : 1 or 0

   set_memory_and_report
        Title   : set_memory_and_report
        Usage   : Only used by subclasses.
        Function:
        Example :
        Returns :
        Args    :