Method: Bio::NBRF#initialize

Defined in:
lib/bio/db/nbrf.rb

#initialize(str) ⇒ NBRF

Creates a new NBRF object. It stores the comment and sequence information from one entry of the NBRF/PIR format string. If the argument contains more than one entry, only the first entry is used.



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# File 'lib/bio/db/nbrf.rb', line 45

def initialize(str)
  str = str.sub(/\A[\r\n]+/, '') # remove first void lines
  line1, line2, rest = str.split(/^/, 3)

  rest = rest.to_s
  rest.sub!(/^>.*/m, '') # remove trailing entries for sure
  @entry_overrun = $&
  rest.sub!(/\*\s*\z/, '') # remove last '*' and "\n"
  @data = rest

  @definition = line2.to_s.chomp
  if /^>?([A-Za-z0-9]{2})\;(.*)/ =~ line1.to_s then
    @seq_type = $1
    @entry_id = $2
  end
end