[Bioperl-l] get_dbfrom document

[Chris Fields]

That's incorrect; get_dbfrom for elink is the originating database; get_db should always be the database that is queried (for elink this is dbto).  Will look into it.

chris

On Jun 4, 2010, at 11:57 AM, Peng Yu wrote:

> According to perldoc Bio::Tools::EUtilities::Info::LinkInfo,
> get_dbfrom is alias for get_db().
> 
>   get_dbfrom
>        Title    : get_dbfrom
>        Usage    : my $origdb = $link->get_dbfrom;
>        Function : returns referring database
>        Returns  : string
>        Args     : none
>        Note     : alias for get_db()
> 
> I'm not sure what get_db() is but I only see get_db. Is get_db the
> same as get_db()? If this is true, then get_dbfrom is not an alias for
> get_db, because I get different result for the two variables.
> 
> Am I understanding it correctly?
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> Peng
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