Method: Ensembl::Core::Slice#method_missing

Defined in:
lib/bio-ensembl/core/slice.rb

#method_missing(method_name, *args) ⇒ Object

– As there should be ‘getters’ for a lot of classes, we’ll implement this with method_missing. For some of the original methods, see the end of this file.

The optional argument is either ‘true’ or ‘false’ (default = false). False if the features have to be completely contained within the slice; true if just a partly overlap is sufficient. ++ Don’t use this method yourself.

Raises:

  • (NoMethodError) 


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# File 'lib/bio-ensembl/core/slice.rb', line 411

def method_missing(method_name, *args)
  table_name = method_name.to_s.singularize
  class_name = table_name.camelcase

  # Convert to the class object
  target_class = nil
  ObjectSpace.each_object(Class) do |o|
    if o.name =~ /^Ensembl::Core::#{class_name}$/
      target_class = o
    end
  end

  # If it exists, see if it implements Sliceable
  if ! target_class.nil? and target_class.include?(Sliceable)
    inclusive = false
    if [TrueClass, FalseClass].include?(args[0].class)
      inclusive = args[0]
    end
    return self.get_objects(target_class, table_name, inclusive)
  end

  raise NoMethodError

end