NAME

       Bio::Tree::NodeNHX - A Simple Tree Node with support for NHX tags

SYNOPSIS

           use Bio::Tree::NodeNHX;
           my $nodeA = Bio::Tree::NodeNHX->new();
           my $nodeL = Bio::Tree::NodeNHX->new();
           my $nodeR = Bio::Tree::NodeNHX->new();

           my $node = Bio::Tree::NodeNHX->new();
           $node->add_Descendents($nodeL);
           $node->add_Descendents($nodeR);

           print "node is not a leaf \n" if( $node->is_leaf);

DESCRIPTION

       Makes a Tree Node with NHX tags, suitable for building a Tree.  See Bio::Tree::Node for a
       full list of functionality.

FEEDBACK

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       is much appreciated.

         bioperl-l@bioperl.org                  - General discussion
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   Support
       Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:

       bioperl-l@bioperl.org

       rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will
       be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description
       of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible.

   Reporting Bugs
       Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track of the bugs and their
       resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web:

         https://github.com/bioperl/bioperl-live/issues

AUTHOR - Aaron Mackey

       Email amackey@virginia.edu

CONTRIBUTORS

       The NHX (New Hampshire eXtended) format was created by Chris Zmasek, and is described at:

         http://sourceforge.net/projects/forester-atv/

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::Tree::NodeNHX->new();
        Function: Builds a new Bio::Tree::NodeNHX object
        Returns : Bio::Tree::NodeNHX
        Args    : -left          => pointer to Left descendent (optional)
                  -right         => pointer to Right descenent (optional)
                  -branch_length => branch length [integer] (optional)
                  -bootstrap     => bootstrap value (string)
                  -description   => description of node
                  -id            => unique id for node
                  -nhx           => hashref of NHX tags and values

   nhx_tag
        Title   : nhx_tag
        Usage   : my $tag = $nodenhx->nhx_tag(%tags);
        Function: Set tag-value pairs for NHX nodes
        Returns : none
        Args    : hashref to update the tags/value pairs
                  OR
                  with a scalar value update the bootstrap value by default