[Bioperl-l] Bio::Root::RootI::DESTROY -> Bio::Root::Root::_cleanup_methods

[Ewan Birney]

On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, Tim Bunce wrote:

> A couple of quick questions after another skim through the Bio::Root code...
>
> Are cleanup methods used? If so, what for (typically)?

usually IO, Jason knows more.

>
> Why do some classes, like Bio::Seq, define an empty DESTROY method
> (and thereby prevent super class DESTROY or cleanup methods being called)?
>

Probably Idiocy.


> Tim.
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