On 11-04-27 09:16 PM, heyi xiao wrote:
Hello all,
In the source code of some bioperl modules, I saw method names start with "_".
For instance, _print, in the following lines:
$self->_print($buff);
$self->_print("\n");
But I couldn’t find the subroutine or function definition for these methods
anywhere. Are these special or internal methods inherited from elsewhere? Any
ideas? Thanks!
Heyi
I don't know mush about BioPerl but the convention for Perl objects is
that all methods that start with an underscore are helper methods. That is:
1. They are subject to change without notice.
2. They might be called directly like a sub rather than
$object->method( ... )
3. Documentation on them may be waaaaaaaaay out of date.
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