Method: Bio::Fetch#maxids

Defined in:
lib/bio/io/fetch.rb

#maxids ⇒ Object

A dbfetch server will only return entries up to a given maximum number. This method retrieves that number from the server. As for the databases and formats methods, not all servers support the maxids method. This method is available on the EBI Dbfetch server (and on the bioruby dbfetch server).

Example:

server = Bio::Fetch::EBI.new
puts server.maxids # currently returns 200

Arguments: none

Returns

number



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# File 'lib/bio/io/fetch.rb', line 228

def maxids
  _get_single('info', 'maxids').to_i
end