Class: Bio::References

Inherits:
Object show all
Defined in:
lib/bio/compat/references.rb

Overview

DESCRIPTION

This class is OBSOLETED, and will soon be removed. Instead of this class, an array is to be used.

A container class for Bio::Reference objects.

USAGE

This class should NOT be used.

refs = Bio::References.new
refs.append(Bio::Reference.new(hash))
refs.each do |reference|
  ...
end

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: BackwardCompatibility

Instance Attribute Summary (collapse)

Class Method Summary (collapse)

Instance Method Summary (collapse)

Constructor Details

- (References) initialize(ary = [])

Normally, users can not call this method.

Create a new Bio::References object

refs = Bio::References.new

Arguments:

  • (optional) __: Array of Bio::Reference objects

Returns

Bio::References object



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# File 'lib/bio/compat/references.rb', line 95

def initialize(ary = [])
  @references = ary
end

Instance Attribute Details

- (Object) references

Array of Bio::Reference objects



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# File 'lib/bio/compat/references.rb', line 84

def references
  @references
end

Class Method Details

+ (Object) new(ary = [])

This method should not be used. Only for backward compatibility of existing code.

Since Bio::References is obsoleted, Bio::References.new not returns Bio::References object, but modifies given ary and returns the ary.

Arguments:

  • (optional) __: Array of Bio::Reference objects

Returns

the given array



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# File 'lib/bio/compat/references.rb', line 77

def self.new(ary = [])
  warn 'Bio::References is obsoleted. Some methods are added to given array to keep backward compatibility.'
  ary.extend(BackwardCompatibility)
  ary
end

Instance Method Details

- (Object) append(reference)

Add a Bio::Reference object to the container.

refs.append(reference)

Arguments:

  • (required) reference: Bio::Reference object

Returns

current Bio::References object



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# File 'lib/bio/compat/references.rb', line 107

def append(reference)
  @references.push(reference) if reference.is_a? Reference
  return self
end

- (Object) each

Iterate through Bio::Reference objects.

refs.each do |reference|
  ...
end

Block

yields each Bio::Reference object



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# File 'lib/bio/compat/references.rb', line 119

def each
  @references.each do |reference|
    yield reference
  end
end