Bio::Search::Hit::GenericHit.3pm

Langue: en

Version: 2010-05-19 (ubuntu - 24/10/10)

Section: 3 (Bibliothèques de fonctions)

NAME

Bio::Search::Hit::GenericHit - A generic implementation of the Bio::Search::Hit::HitI interface

SYNOPSIS

     use Bio::Search::Hit::GenericHit;
     my $hit = Bio::Search::Hit::GenericHit->new(-algorithm => 'blastp');
 
     # typically one gets HitI objects from a SearchIO stream via a ResultI
     use Bio::SearchIO;
     my $parser = Bio::SearchIO->new(-format => 'blast', -file => 'result.bls');
 
     my $result = $parser->next_result;
     my $hit    = $result->next_hit;
 
 

# TODO: Describe how to configure a SearchIO stream so that it generates # GenericHit objects.

DESCRIPTION

This object handles the hit data from a Database Sequence Search such as FASTA or BLAST.

Unless you're writing a parser, you won't ever need to create a GenericHit or any other HitI-implementing object. If you use the SearchIO system, HitI objects are created automatically from a SearchIO stream which returns Bio::Search::Hit::HitI objects.

For documentation on what you can do with GenericHit (and other HitI objects), please see the API documentation in Bio::Search::Hit::HitI.

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AUTHOR - Jason Stajich and Steve Chervitz

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CONTRIBUTORS

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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::GenericHit->new();
  Function: Builds a new Bio::Search::Hit::GenericHit object 
  Returns : Bio::Search::Hit::GenericHit
  Args    : -name         => Name of Hit (required)
            -description  => Description (optional)
            -accession    => Accession number (optional)
            -ncbi_gi      => NCBI GI UID (optional)
            -length       => Length of the Hit (optional)
            -score        => Raw Score for the Hit (optional)
            -bits         => Bit Score for the Hit (optional)
            -significance => Significance value for the Hit (optional)
            -algorithm    => Algorithm used (BLASTP, FASTX, etc...)
            -hsps         => Array ref of HSPs for this Hit. 
            -found_again  => boolean, true if hit appears in a 
                             "previously found" section of a PSI-Blast report.
            -hsp_factory  => Bio::Factory::ObjectFactoryI able to create HSPI
                             objects.
 
 

add_hsp

  Title   : add_hsp
  Usage   : $hit->add_hsp($hsp)
  Function: Add a HSP to the collection of HSPs for a Hit
  Returns : number of HSPs in the Hit
  Args    : Bio::Search::HSP::HSPI object, OR hash ref containing data suitable
            for creating a HSPI object (&hsp_factory must be set to get it back)
 
 

hsp_factory

  Title   : hsp_factory
  Usage   : $hit->hsp_factory($hsp_factory)
  Function: Get/set the factory used to build HSPI objects if necessary.
  Returns : Bio::Factory::ObjectFactoryI
  Args    : Bio::Factory::ObjectFactoryI
 
 

Bio::Search::Hit::HitI methods

Implementation of Bio::Search::Hit::HitI methods

name

  Title   : name
  Usage   : $hit_name = $hit->name();
  Function: returns the name of the Hit sequence
  Returns : a scalar string
  Args    : [optional] scalar string to set the name
 
 

accession

  Title   : accession
  Usage   : $acc = $hit->accession();
  Function: Retrieve the accession (if available) for the hit
  Returns : a scalar string (empty string if not set)
  Args    : none
 
 

description

  Title   : description
  Usage   : $desc = $hit->description();
  Function: Retrieve the description for the hit
  Returns : a scalar string
  Args    : [optional] scalar string to set the descrition
 
 

length

  Title   : length
  Usage   : my $len = $hit->length
  Function: Returns the length of the hit 
  Returns : integer
  Args    : [optional] integer to set the length
 
 

algorithm

  Title   : algorithm
  Usage   : $alg = $hit->algorithm();
  Function: Gets the algorithm specification that was used to obtain the hit
            For BLAST, the algorithm denotes what type of sequence was aligned 
            against what (BLASTN: dna-dna, BLASTP prt-prt, BLASTX translated 
            dna-prt, TBLASTN prt-translated dna, TBLASTX translated 
            dna-translated dna).
  Returns : a scalar string 
  Args    : [optional] scalar string to set the algorithm
 
 

raw_score

  Title   : raw_score
  Usage   : $score = $hit->raw_score();
  Function: Gets the "raw score" generated by the algorithm.  What
            this score is exactly will vary from algorithm to algorithm,
            returning undef if unavailable.
  Returns : a scalar value
  Args    : [optional] scalar value to set the raw score
 
 

score

Equivalent to raw_score()

significance

  Title   : significance
  Usage   : $significance = $hit->significance();
  Function: Used to obtain the E or P value of a hit, i.e. the probability that
            this particular hit was obtained purely by random chance.  If
            information is not available (nor calculatable from other
            information sources), return undef.
  Returns : a scalar value or undef if unavailable
  Args    : [optional] scalar value to set the significance
 
 

bits

  Usage     : $hit_object->bits();
  Purpose   : Gets the bit score of the best HSP for the current hit.
  Example   : $bits = $hit_object->bits();
  Returns   : Integer or undef if bit score is not set
  Argument  : n/a
  Comments  : For BLAST1, the non-bit score is listed in the summary line.
 
 

See Also : score()

next_hsp

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

hsps

  Usage     : $hit_object->hsps();
  Purpose   : Get a list containing all HSP objects.
            : Get the numbers of HSPs for the current hit.
  Example   : @hsps = $hit_object->hsps();
            : $num  = $hit_object->hsps();  # alternatively, use num_hsps()
  Returns   : Array context : list of Bio::Search::HSP::BlastHSP.pm objects.
            : Scalar context: integer (number of HSPs).
            :                 (Equivalent to num_hsps()).
  Argument  : n/a. Relies on wantarray
  Throws    : Exception if the HSPs have not been collected.
 
 

See Also : hsp(), num_hsps()

num_hsps

  Usage     : $hit_object->num_hsps();
  Purpose   : Get the number of HSPs for the present hit.
  Example   : $nhsps = $hit_object->num_hsps();
  Returns   : Integer or '-' if HSPs have not been callected
  Argument  : n/a
 
 

See Also : hsps()

rewind

  Title   : rewind
  Usage   : $hit->rewind;
  Function: Allow one to reset the HSP iterator to the beginning
            Since this is an in-memory implementation
  Returns : none
  Args    : none
 
 

ambiguous_aln

  Usage     : $ambig_code = $hit_object->ambiguous_aln();
  Purpose   : Sets/Gets ambiguity code data member.
  Example   : (see usage)
  Returns   : String = 'q', 's', 'qs', '-'
            :   'q'  = query sequence contains overlapping sub-sequences 
            :          while sbjct does not.
            :   's'  = sbjct sequence contains overlapping sub-sequences 
            :          while query does not.
            :   'qs' = query and sbjct sequence contains overlapping sub-sequences
            :          relative to each other.
            :   '-'  = query and sbjct sequence do not contains multiple domains 
            :          relative to each other OR both contain the same distribution
            :          of similar domains.
  Argument  : n/a
  Throws    : n/a
  Comment   : Note: "sbjct" is synonymous with "hit"
 
 

overlap

See documentation in Bio::Search::Hit::HitI::overlap()

n

  Usage     : $hit_object->n();
  Purpose   : Gets the N number for the current hit.
            : This is the number of HSPs in the set which was ascribed
            : the lowest P-value (listed on the description line).
            : This number is not the same as the total number of HSPs.
            : To get the total number of HSPs, use num_hsps().
  Example   : $n = $hit_object->n();
  Returns   : Integer
  Argument  : n/a
  Throws    : Exception if HSPs have not been set (BLAST2 reports).
  Comments  : Note that the N parameter is not reported in gapped BLAST2.
            : Calling n() on such reports will result in a call to num_hsps().
            : The num_hsps() method will count the actual number of
            : HSPs in the alignment listing, which may exceed N in
            : some cases.
 
 

See Also : num_hsps()

p

  Usage     : $hit_object->p( [format] );
  Purpose   : Get the P-value for the best HSP of the given BLAST hit.
            : (Note that P-values are not provided with NCBI Blast2 reports).
  Example   : $p =  $sbjct->p;
            : $p =  $sbjct->p('exp');  # get exponent only.
            : ($num, $exp) =  $sbjct->p('parts');  # split sci notation into parts
  Returns   : Float or scientific notation number (the raw P-value, DEFAULT).
            : Integer if format == 'exp' (the magnitude of the base 10 exponent).
            : 2-element list (float, int) if format == 'parts' and P-value
            :                is in scientific notation (See Comments).
  Argument  : format: string of 'raw' | 'exp' | 'parts'
            :    'raw' returns value given in report. Default. (1.2e-34)
            :    'exp' returns exponent value only (34)
            :    'parts' returns the decimal and exponent as a 
            :            2-element list (1.2, -34) (See Comments).
  Throws    : Warns if no P-value is defined. Uses expect instead.
  Comments  : Using the 'parts' argument is not recommended since it will not
            : work as expected if the P-value is not in scientific notation.
            : That is, floats are not converted into sci notation before
            : splitting into parts.
 
 

See Also : expect(), significance(), Bio::Search::SearchUtils::get_exponent()

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 Bio::Search::HSP::BlastHSP.pm object.
  Argument  : String (or no argument).
            :   No argument (default) = highest scoring HSP (same as 'best').
            :   'best' or 'first' = highest scoring HSP.
            :   'worst' or 'last' = lowest scoring HSP.
  Throws    : Exception if the HSPs have not been collected.
            : Exception if an unrecognized argument is used.
 
 

See Also : hsps(), num_hsps()

logical_length

  Usage     : $hit_object->logical_length( [seq_type] );
            : (mostly intended for internal use).
  Purpose   : Get the logical length of the hit sequence.
            : This is necessary since the number of identical/conserved residues 
            : can be in terms of peptide sequence space, yet the query and/or hit
            : sequence are in nucleotide space.
  Example   : $len    = $hit_object->logical_length();
  Returns   : Integer 
  Argument  : seq_type = 'query' or 'hit' or 'sbjct' (default = 'query')
              ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
  Throws    : n/a
  Comments  :
            : In the case of BLAST flavors:
            : For TBLASTN reports, the length of the aligned portion of the 
            : nucleotide hit sequence is divided by 3; for BLASTX reports, 
            : the length of the aligned portion of the nucleotide query 
            : sequence is divided by 3. For TBLASTX reports, the length of 
            : both hit and query sequence are converted.
            :
            : This is important for functions like frac_aligned_query()
            : which need to operate in amino acid coordinate space when dealing
            : with [T]BLAST[NX] type reports.
 
 

See Also : length(), frac_aligned_query(), frac_aligned_hit()

length_aln

  Usage     : $hit_object->length_aln( [seq_type] );
  Purpose   : Get the total length of the aligned region for query or sbjct seq.
            : This number will include all HSPs
  Example   : $len    = $hit_object->length_aln(); # default = query
            : $lenAln = $hit_object->length_aln('query');
  Returns   : Integer 
  Argument  : seq_Type = 'query' or 'hit' or 'sbjct' (Default = 'query')
              ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
  Throws    : Exception if the argument is not recognized.
  Comments  : This method will report the logical length of the alignment,
            : meaning that for TBLAST[NX] reports, the length is reported
            : using amino acid coordinate space (i.e., nucleotides / 3).
            : 
            : This method requires that all HSPs be tiled. If they have not
            : already been tiled, they will be tiled first automatically..
            : If you don't want the tiled data, iterate through each HSP
            : calling length() on each (use hsps() to get all HSPs).
 
 

See Also : length(), frac_aligned_query(), frac_aligned_hit(), gaps(), Bio::Search::SearchUtils::tile_hsps(), Bio::Search::HSP::BlastHSP::length()

gaps

  Usage     : $hit_object->gaps( [seq_type] );
  Purpose   : Get the number of gaps in the aligned query, hit, or both sequences.
            : Data is summed across all HSPs.
  Example   : $qgaps = $hit_object->gaps('query');
            : $hgaps = $hit_object->gaps('hit');
            : $tgaps = $hit_object->gaps();    # default = total (query + hit)
  Returns   : scalar context: integer
            : array context without args: two-element list of integers  
            :    (queryGaps, hitGaps)
            : Array context can be forced by providing an argument of 'list' or 'array'.
            :
            : CAUTION: Calling this method within printf or sprintf is arrray context.
            : So this function may not give you what you expect. For example:
            :          printf "Total gaps: %d", $hit->gaps();
            : Actually returns a two-element array, so what gets printed 
            : is the number of gaps in the query, not the total
            :
  Argument  : seq_type: 'query' | 'hit' or 'sbjct' | 'total' | 'list'  (default = 'total')
              ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
  Throws    : n/a
  Comments  : If you need data for each HSP, use hsps() and then interate
            : through each HSP object.
            : This method requires that all HSPs be tiled. If they have not
            : already been tiled, they will be tiled first automatically..
            : Not relying on wantarray since that will fail in situations 
            : such as printf "%d", $hit->gaps() in which you might expect to 
            : be printing the total gaps, but evaluates to array context.
 
 

See Also : length_aln()

matches

See documentation in Bio::Search::Hit::HitI::matches()

start

  Usage     : $sbjct->start( [seq_type] );
  Purpose   : Gets the start coordinate for the query, sbjct, or both sequences
            : in the BlastHit object. If there is more than one HSP, the lowest start
            : value of all HSPs is returned.
  Example   : $qbeg = $sbjct->start('query');
            : $sbeg = $sbjct->start('hit');
            : ($qbeg, $sbeg) = $sbjct->start();
  Returns   : scalar context: integer 
            : array context without args: list of two integers (queryStart, sbjctStart)
            : Array context can be "induced" by providing an argument of 'list' or 'array'.
  Argument  : In scalar context: seq_type = 'query' or 'hit' or 'sbjct' (default = 'query')
              ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
  Throws    : n/a
 
 

See Also : end(), range(), strand(),
             Bio::Search::HSP::BlastHSP::start

end

  Usage     : $sbjct->end( [seq_type] );
  Purpose   : Gets the end coordinate for the query, sbjct, or both sequences
            : in the BlastHit object. If there is more than one HSP, 
              the largest end
            : value of all HSPs is returned.
  Example   : $qend = $sbjct->end('query');
            : $send = $sbjct->end('hit');
            : ($qend, $send) = $sbjct->end();
  Returns   : scalar context: integer
            : array context without args: list of two integers 
            : (queryEnd, sbjctEnd)
            : Array context can be "induced" by providing an argument 
            : of 'list' or 'array'.
  Argument  : In scalar context: seq_type = 'query' or 'sbjct'
            :  (case insensitive). If not supplied, 'query' is used.
  Throws    : n/a
 
 

See Also : start(), range(), strand()

range

  Usage     : $sbjct->range( [seq_type] );
  Purpose   : Gets the (start, end) coordinates for the query or sbjct sequence
            : in the HSP alignment.
  Example   : ($qbeg, $qend) = $sbjct->range('query');
            : ($sbeg, $send) = $sbjct->range('hit');
  Returns   : Two-element array of integers 
  Argument  : seq_type = string, 'query' or 'hit' or 'sbjct'  (default = 'query')
              ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
  Throws    : n/a
 
 

See Also : start(), end()

frac_identical

  Usage     : $hit_object->frac_identical( [seq_type] );
  Purpose   : Get the overall fraction of identical positions across all HSPs.
            : The number refers to only the aligned regions and does not
            : account for unaligned regions in between the HSPs, if any.
  Example   : $frac_iden = $hit_object->frac_identical('query');
  Returns   : Float (2-decimal precision, e.g., 0.75).
  Argument  : seq_type: 'query' | 'hit' or 'sbjct' | 'total'
            : default = 'query' (but see comments below).
            : ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
  Throws    : n/a
  Comments  :
            : To compute the fraction identical, the logical length of the 
            : aligned portion of the sequence is used, meaning that
            : in the case of BLAST flavors, for TBLASTN reports, the length of 
            : the aligned portion of the 
            : nucleotide hit sequence is divided by 3; for BLASTX reports, 
            : the length of the aligned portion of the nucleotide query 
            : sequence is divided by 3. For TBLASTX reports, the length of 
            : both hit and query sequence are converted.
            : This is necessary since the number of identical residues is
            : in terms of peptide sequence space.
            :
            : Different versions of Blast report different values for the total
            : length of the alignment. This is the number reported in the
            : denominators in the stats section:
            : "Identical = 34/120 Positives = 67/120".
            : NCBI BLAST uses the total length of the alignment (with gaps)
            : WU-BLAST uses the length of the query sequence (without gaps).
            :
            : Therefore, when called with an argument of 'total',
            : this method will report different values depending on the
            : version of BLAST used. Total does NOT take into account HSP
            : tiling, so it should not be used.
            :
            : To get the fraction identical among only the aligned residues,
            : ignoring the gaps, call this method without an argument or 
            : with an argument of 'query' or 'hit'.
            :
            : If you need data for each HSP, use hsps() and then iterate
            : through the HSP objects.
            : This method requires that all HSPs be tiled. If they have not
            : already been tiled, they will be tiled first automatically.
 
 

See Also : frac_conserved(), frac_aligned_query(), matches(), Bio::Search::SearchUtils::tile_hsps()

frac_conserved

  Usage     : $hit_object->frac_conserved( [seq_type] );
  Purpose   : Get the overall fraction of conserved positions across all HSPs.
            : The number refers to only the aligned regions and does not
            : account for unaligned regions in between the HSPs, if any.
  Example   : $frac_cons = $hit_object->frac_conserved('hit');
  Returns   : Float (2-decimal precision, e.g., 0.75).
  Argument  : seq_type: 'query' | 'hit' or 'sbjct' | 'total'
            : default = 'query' (but see comments below).
            : ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
  Throws    : n/a
  Comments  :
            : To compute the fraction conserved, the logical length of the 
            : aligned portion of the sequence is used, meaning that
            : in the case of BLAST flavors, for TBLASTN reports, the length of 
            : the aligned portion of the 
            : nucleotide hit sequence is divided by 3; for BLASTX reports, 
            : the length of the aligned portion of the nucleotide query 
            : sequence is divided by 3. For TBLASTX reports, the length of 
            : both hit and query sequence are converted.
            : This is necessary since the number of conserved residues is
            : in terms of peptide sequence space.
            :
            : Different versions of Blast report different values for the total
            : length of the alignment. This is the number reported in the
            : denominators in the stats section:
            : "Positives = 34/120 Positives = 67/120".
            : NCBI BLAST uses the total length of the alignment (with gaps)
            : WU-BLAST uses the length of the query sequence (without gaps).
            :
            : Therefore, when called with an argument of 'total',
            : this method will report different values depending on the
            : version of BLAST used. Total does NOT take into account HSP
            : tiling, so it should not be used.
            :
            : To get the fraction conserved among only the aligned residues,
            : ignoring the gaps, call this method without an argument or 
            : with an argument of 'query' or 'hit'.
            :
            : If you need data for each HSP, use hsps() and then interate
            : through the HSP objects.
            : This method requires that all HSPs be tiled. If they have not
            : already been tiled, they will be tiled first automatically.
 
 

See Also : frac_identical(), matches(), Bio::Search::SearchUtils::tile_hsps()

frac_aligned_query

  Usage     : $hit_object->frac_aligned_query();
  Purpose   : Get the fraction of the query sequence which has been aligned
            : across all HSPs (not including intervals between non-overlapping
            : HSPs).
  Example   : $frac_alnq = $hit_object->frac_aligned_query();
  Returns   : Float (2-decimal precision, e.g., 0.75).
  Argument  : n/a
  Throws    : n/a
  Comments  : If you need data for each HSP, use hsps() and then interate
            : through the HSP objects.
            : This method requires that all HSPs be tiled. If they have not
            : already been tiled, they will be tiled first automatically.
 
 

See Also : frac_aligned_hit(), logical_length(), length_aln(), Bio::Search::SearchUtils::tile_hsps()

frac_aligned_hit

  Usage     : $hit_object->frac_aligned_hit();
  Purpose   : Get the fraction of the hit (sbjct) sequence which has been aligned
            : across all HSPs (not including intervals between non-overlapping
            : HSPs).
  Example   : $frac_alnq = $hit_object->frac_aligned_hit();
  Returns   : Float (2-decimal precision, e.g., 0.75).
  Argument  : n/a
  Throws    : n/a
  Comments  : If you need data for each HSP, use hsps() and then interate
            : through the HSP objects.
            : This method requires that all HSPs be tiled. If they have not
            : already been tiled, they will be tiled first automatically.
 
 

See Also : frac_aligned_query(), matches(), , logical_length(), length_aln(), Bio::Search::SearchUtils::tile_hsps()

frac_aligned_sbjct

Same as frac_aligned_hit()

num_unaligned_sbjct

Same as num_unaligned_hit()

num_unaligned_hit

  Usage     : $hit_object->num_unaligned_hit();
  Purpose   : Get the number of the unaligned residues in the hit sequence.
            : Sums across all all HSPs.
  Example   : $num_unaln = $hit_object->num_unaligned_hit();
  Returns   : Integer
  Argument  : n/a
  Throws    : n/a
  Comments  : See notes regarding logical lengths in the comments for frac_aligned_hit().
            : They apply here as well.
            : If you need data for each HSP, use hsps() and then interate
            : through the HSP objects.
            : This method requires that all HSPs be tiled. If they have not
            : already been tiled, they will be tiled first automatically..
 
 

See Also : num_unaligned_query(), Bio::Search::SearchUtils::tile_hsps(), frac_aligned_hit()

num_unaligned_query

  Usage     : $hit_object->num_unaligned_query();
  Purpose   : Get the number of the unaligned residues in the query sequence.
            : Sums across all all HSPs.
  Example   : $num_unaln = $hit_object->num_unaligned_query();
  Returns   : Integer
  Argument  : n/a
  Throws    : n/a
  Comments  : See notes regarding logical lengths in the comments for frac_aligned_query().
            : They apply here as well.
            : If you need data for each HSP, use hsps() and then interate
            : through the HSP objects.
            : This method requires that all HSPs be tiled. If they have not
            : already been tiled, they will be tiled first automatically..
 
 

See Also : num_unaligned_hit(), frac_aligned_query(), Bio::Search::SearchUtils::tile_hsps()

seq_inds

  Usage     : $hit->seq_inds( seq_type, class, collapse );
  Purpose   : Get a list of residue positions (indices) across all HSPs
            : for identical or conserved residues in the query or sbjct sequence.
  Example   : @s_ind = $hit->seq_inds('query', 'identical');
            : @h_ind = $hit->seq_inds('hit', 'conserved');
            : @h_ind = $hit->seq_inds('hit', 'conserved', 1);
  Returns   : Array of integers 
            : May include ranges if collapse is non-zero.
  Argument  : [0] seq_type  = 'query' or 'hit' or 'sbjct'  (default = 'query')
            :                 ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
            : [1] class     = 'identical' or 'conserved' (default = 'identical')
            :              (can be shortened to 'id' or 'cons')
            :              (actually, anything not 'id' will evaluate to 'conserved').
            : [2] collapse  = boolean, if non-zero, consecutive positions are merged
            :             using a range notation, e.g., "1 2 3 4 5 7 9 10 11" 
            :             collapses to "1-5 7 9-11". This is useful for 
            :             consolidating long lists. Default = no collapse.
  Throws    : n/a.
 
 

See Also : Bio::Search::HSP::BlastHSP::seq_inds()

strand

See documentation in Bio::Search::Hit::HitI::strand()

frame

See documentation in Bio::Search::Hit::HitI::frame()

rank

  Title   : rank
  Usage   : $obj->rank($newval)
  Function: Get/Set the rank of this Hit in the Query search list
            i.e. this is the Nth hit for a specific query
  Returns : value of rank
  Args    : newvalue (optional)
 
 

locus

  Title   : locus
  Usage   : $locus = $hit->locus();
  Function: Retrieve the locus (if available) for the hit
  Returns : a scalar string (empty string if not set)
  Args    : none
 
 

each_accession_number

  Title   : each_accession_number
  Usage   : @each_accession_number = $hit->each_accession_number();
  Function: Get each accession number listed in the description of the hit.
            If there are no alternatives, then only the primary accession will 
            be given
  Returns : list of all accession numbers in the description
  Args    : none
 
 

tiled_hsps

See documentation in Bio::Search::SearchUtils::tile_hsps()

query_length

  Title   : query_length
  Usage   : $obj->query_length($newval)
  Function: Get/Set the query_length
  Returns : value of query_length (a scalar)
  Args    : on set, new value (a scalar or undef, optional)
 
 

ncbi_gi

  Title   : ncbi_gi
  Usage   : $acc = $hit->ncbi_gi();
  Function: Retrieve the NCBI Unique ID (aka the GI #),
            if available, for the hit
  Returns : a scalar string (empty string if not set)
  Args    : none
 
 

sort_hits

  Title          : sort_hsps
  Usage          : $result->sort_hsps(\&sort_function)
  Function       : Sorts the available HSP objects by a user-supplied function. Defaults to sort
                   by descending score.
  Returns        : n/a
  Args           : A coderef for the sort function.  See the documentation on the Perl sort()
                   function for guidelines on writing sort functions.  
  Note           : To access the special variables $a and $b used by the Perl sort() function 
                   the user function must access Bio::Search::Hit::HitI namespace. 
                   For example, use :
                   $hit->sort_hsps( sub{$Bio::Search::Result::HitI::a->length <=> 
                                           $Bio::Search::Result::HitI::b->length});
                    NOT $hit->sort_hsps($a->length <=> $b->length);