NAME

       Bio::Search::Hit::BlastPullHit - A parser and hit object for BLASTN hits

SYNOPSIS

           # generally we use Bio::SearchIO to build these objects
           use Bio::SearchIO;
           my $in = Bio::SearchIO->new(-format => 'blast_pull',
                                                                  -file   => 'result.blast');

           while (my $result = $in->next_result) {
                       while (my $hit = $result->next_hit) {
                               print $hit->name, "\n";
                               print $hit->score, "\n";
                               print $hit->significance, "\n";

                               while (my $hsp = $hit->next_hsp) {
                                       # process HSPI objects
                               }
                       }
           }

DESCRIPTION

       This object implements a parser for BLASTN hit output.

FEEDBACK

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       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
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AUTHOR - Sendu Bala

       Email bix@sendu.me.uk

CONTRIBUTORS

       Additional contributors names and emails here

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::Search::Hit::BlastNHit->new();
        Function: Builds a new Bio::Search::Hit::BlastNHit object.
        Returns : Bio::Search::Hit::BlastNHit
        Args    : -chunk    => [Bio::Root::IO, $start, $end] (required if no -parent)
                  -parent   => Bio::PullParserI object (required if no -chunk)
                  -hit_data => array ref with [name description score significance]

                  where the array ref provided to -chunk contains an IO object
                  for a filehandle to something representing the raw data of the
                  hit, and $start and $end define the tell() position within the
                  filehandle that the hit data starts and ends (optional; defaults
                  to start and end of the entire thing described by the filehandle)

   next_hsp
        Title    : next_hsp
        Usage    : while( $hsp = $obj->next_hsp()) { ... }
        Function : Returns the next available High Scoring Pair
        Example  :
        Returns  : L<Bio::Search::HSP::HSPI> object or null if finished
        Args     : none

   hsps
        Usage     : $hit_object->hsps();
        Purpose   : Get a list containing all HSP objects.
        Example   : @hsps = $hit_object->hsps();
        Returns   : list of L<Bio::Search::HSP::BlastHSP> objects.
        Argument  : none

   hsp
        Usage     : $hit_object->hsp( [string] );
        Purpose   : Get a single HSPI object for the present HitI object.
        Example   : $hspObj  = $hit_object->hsp;  # same as 'best'
                  : $hspObj  = $hit_object->hsp('best');
                  : $hspObj  = $hit_object->hsp('worst');
        Returns   : Object reference for a L<Bio::Search::HSP::HSPI> object.
        Argument  : String (or no argument).
                  :   No argument (default) = highest scoring HSP (same as 'best').
                  :   'best'  = highest scoring HSP.
                  :   'worst' = lowest scoring HSP.
        Throws    : Exception if an unrecognized argument is used.

       See Also   : hsps(), num_hsps()

   rewind
        Title   : rewind
        Usage   : $result->rewind;
        Function: Allow one to reset the HSP iterator to the beginning, so that
                  next_hsp() will subsequently return the first hsp and so on.
        Returns : n/a
        Args    : none