Method: Bio::PubMed#query

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

#query(*ids) ⇒ Object

This method will be DEPRECATED in the future.

Retrieve PubMed entry by PMID and returns MEDLINE formatted string using entrez query.

Arguments:

  • id: PubMed ID (required)

Returns

MEDLINE formatted String



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# File 'lib/bio/io/pubmed.rb', line 155

def query(*ids)
  warn "Bio::PubMed#query internally uses Bio::PubMed#efetch. Using Bio::PubMed#efetch is recommended." if $VERBOSE
  ret = efetch(ids)
  if ret && ret.size > 0 then
    ret.join("\n\n") + "\n"
  else
    ""
  end
end