NAME

       STAR::Writer - Perl extension for writing STAR::DataBlock objects as files.

   Version
       This documentation refers to version 0.01 of this module.

SYNOPSIS

         use STAR::Writer;

         STAR::Writer->write_cif( -dataref=>$data, -file=>$file );

DESCRIPTION

       This module will provide several methods for writing STAR::DataBlocks as files in
       different format. Currently, there is a write_cif method, which writes a STAR::DataBlock
       or STAR::Dictionary object as a file in CIF (STAR) format.

CLASS METHODS

   write_cif
         Usage:  STAR::Writer->write_cif( -dataref=>$data,
                                          -file=>$file [,
                                          -options=>$options ] );

       Write the STAR::DataBlock object referenced by $data to the file specified by $file.
       $options are 'l' for logging activity (to STDERR) and 'd' for debugging.

COMMENTS

       Categories and items are currently written out in alphabetical order. Obviously, this is
       of no importance to automated parsing. However, it may not be desirable for visual
       inspection of files.

AUTHOR

       Wolfgang Bluhm, mail@wbluhm.com

   Acknowledgments
       Thanks to Phil Bourne, Helge Weissig, Anne Kuller, Doug Greer, Michele Bluhm, and others
       for support, help, and comments.

COPYRIGHT

       A full copyright statement is provided with the distribution Copyright (c) 2000 University
       of California, San Diego

SEE ALSO

       STAR::Parser, STAR::Dictionary.