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blib/lib/Bio/Phylo/Matrices/DatumRole.pm

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package Bio::Phylo::Matrices::DatumRole;
use strict;
use Bio::Phylo::Util::MOP;
use base qw'Bio::Phylo::Matrices::TypeSafeData Bio::Phylo::Taxa::TaxonLinker';
use Bio::Phylo::Util::OptionalInterface 'Bio::Seq';
use Bio::Phylo::Util::Exceptions 'throw';
use Bio::Phylo::Util::CONSTANT qw':objecttypes /looks_like/';
use Bio::Phylo::NeXML::Writable;
use Bio::Phylo::Factory;
my $LOADED_WRAPPERS = 0;
{
    my $fac                = Bio::Phylo::Factory->new;
    my $logger             = __PACKAGE__->get_logger;
    my $TYPE_CONSTANT      = _DATUM_;
    my $CONTAINER_CONSTANT = _MATRIX_;
    #{
    #my @fields             = \( my ( %weight, %position, %annotations ) );
    #}

=head1 NAME

Bio::Phylo::Matrices::DatumRole - Extra behaviours for a character state sequence

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 use Bio::Phylo::Factory;
 my $fac = Bio::Phylo::Factory->new;

 # instantiating a datum object...
 my $datum = $fac->create_datum(
    -name   => 'Tooth comb size,
    -type   => 'STANDARD',
    -desc   => 'number of teeth in lower jaw comb',
    -pos    => 1,
    -weight => 2,
    -char   => [ 6 ],
 );

 # ...and linking it to a taxon object
 my $taxon = $fac->create_taxon(
     -name => 'Lemur_catta'
 );
 $datum->set_taxon( $taxon );

 # instantiating a matrix...
 my $matrix = $fac->create_matrix;

 # ...and insert datum in matrix
 $matrix->insert($datum);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

The datum object models a single observation or a sequence of observations,
which can be linked to a taxon object.

=head1 METHODS

=head2 CONSTRUCTOR

=over

=item new()

Datum object constructor.

 Type    : Constructor
 Title   : new
 Usage   : my $datum = Bio::Phylo::Matrices::Datum->new;
 Function: Instantiates a Bio::Phylo::Matrices::Datum
           object.
 Returns : A Bio::Phylo::Matrices::Datum object.
 Args    : None required. Optional:
           -taxon  => $taxon,
           -weight => 0.234,
           -type   => DNA,
           -pos    => 2,

=cut

    sub new : Constructor {

        # could be child class
        my $class = shift;

        # notify user
        $logger->info("constructor called for '$class'");
        if ( not $LOADED_WRAPPERS ) {
            eval do { local $/;  };
            die $@ if $@;
            $LOADED_WRAPPERS++;
        }

        # go up inheritance tree, eventually get an ID
        my $self = $class->SUPER::new(
            @_,
            '-listener' => \&_update_characters,
        );
        return $self;
    }

=item new_from_bioperl()

Datum constructor from Bio::Seq argument.

 Type    : Constructor
 Title   : new_from_bioperl
 Usage   : my $datum =
           Bio::Phylo::Matrices::Datum->new_from_bioperl($seq);
 Function: Instantiates a
           Bio::Phylo::Matrices::Datum object.
 Returns : A Bio::Phylo::Matrices::Datum object.
 Args    : A Bio::Seq (or similar) object

=cut

    sub new_from_bioperl {
        my ( $class, $seq, @args ) = @_;

        # want $seq type-check here? Allowable: is-a Bio::PrimarySeq,
        #  Bio::LocatableSeq /maj
        my $type = $seq->alphabet || $seq->_guess_alphabet || 'dna';
        my $self = $class->new( '-type' => $type, @args );

        # copy seq string
        my $seqstring = $seq->seq;
        if ( $seqstring and $seqstring =~ /\S/ ) {
            eval { $self->set_char($seqstring) };
            if (
                $@
                and looks_like_instance(
                    $@, 'Bio::Phylo::Util::Exceptions::InvalidData'
                )
              )
            {
                $logger->error(
"\nAn exception of type Bio::Phylo::Util::Exceptions::InvalidData was caught\n\n"
                      . $@->description
                      . "\n\nThe BioPerl sequence object contains invalid data ($seqstring)\n"
                      . "I cannot store this string, I will continue instantiating an empty object.\n"
                      . "---------------------------------- STACK ----------------------------------\n"
                      . $@->trace->as_string
                      . "\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
                );
            }
        }

        # copy name
        my $name = $seq->display_id;
        $self->set_name($name) if defined $name;

        # copy desc
        my $desc = $seq->desc;
        $self->set_desc($desc) if defined $desc;

        # only Bio::LocatableSeq objs have these fields...
        for my $field (qw(start end strand)) {
            $self->$field( $seq->$field ) if $seq->can($field);
        }
        return $self;
    }

=back

=head2 MUTATORS

=over

=item set_char()

Sets character state(s)

 Type    : Mutator
 Title   : set_char
 Usage   : $datum->set_char($char);
 Function: Assigns a datum's character value.
 Returns : Modified object.
 Args    : The $char argument is checked against
           the allowed ranges for the various
           character types: IUPAC nucleotide (for
           types of DNA|RNA|NUCLEOTIDE), IUPAC
           single letter amino acid codes (for type
           PROTEIN), integers (STANDARD) or any of perl's
           decimal formats (CONTINUOUS). The $char can be:
               * a single character;
               * a string of characters;
               * an array reference of characters;
               * an array of characters;
 Comments: Note that on assigning characters to a datum,
           previously set annotations are removed.

=cut

    sub set_char {
        my $self   = shift;
        my $name   = $self->get_internal_name;
        my $length = ref $_[0] ? join( '', @{ $_[0] } ) : join( '', @_ );
        $logger->info("setting $name $length chars '@_'");
        my @data;
        for my $arg (@_) {
            if ( looks_like_instance( $arg, 'ARRAY' ) ) {
                push @data, @{$arg};
            }
            else {
                push @data, @{ $self->get_type_object->split($arg) };
            }
        }
        my $missing  = $self->get_missing;
        my $position = $self->get_position || 1;
        for ( 1 .. $position - 1 ) {
            unshift @data, $missing;
        }
        my @char = @{ $self->get_entities };    # store old data for rollback
        eval {
            $self->clear;
            $self->insert(@data);
        };
        if ($@) {
            $self->clear;
            eval { $self->insert(@char) };
            undef($@);
            throw 'InvalidData' =>
              sprintf( 'Invalid data for row %s (type %s: %s)',
                $self->get_internal_name, $self->get_type, join( ' ', @data ) );
        }
        $self->set_annotations;
        return $self;
    }

=back

=head2 ACCESSORS

=over

=item get_matrix()

Gets the matrix (if any) this datum belongs to

 Type    : Accessor
 Title   : get_matrix
 Usage   : my $matrix = $datum->get_matrix;
 Function: Retrieves the matrix the datum belongs to
 Returns : Bio::Phylo::Matrices::Matrix
 Args    : NONE

=cut

    sub get_matrix { shift->_get_container }

=item get_char()

Gets characters.

 Type    : Accessor
 Title   : get_char
 Usage   : my $char = $datum->get_char;
 Function: Retrieves a datum's character value.
 Returns : In scalar context, returns a single
           character, or a string of characters
           (e.g. a DNA sequence, or a space
           delimited series of continuous characters).
           In list context, returns a list of characters
           (of zero or more characters).
 Args    : NONE

=cut

    sub get_char {
        my $self = shift;
        my @data = @{ $self->get_entities };
        if (@data) {
            return wantarray ? @data : $self->get_type_object->join( \@data );
        }
        else {
            return wantarray ? () : '';
        }
    }

=item get_unaligned_char()

Gets unaligned characters, i.e. without gap or missing symbols

 Type    : Accessor
 Title   : get_unaligned_char
 Usage   : my $char = $datum->get_unaligned_char;
 Function: Retrieves a datum's unaligned character sequence
 Returns : In scalar context, returns a single
           character, or a string of characters
           (e.g. a DNA sequence, or a space
           delimited series of continuous characters).
           In list context, returns a list of characters
           (of zero or more characters).
 Args    : NONE

=cut

    sub get_unaligned_char {
        my $self = shift;
        my $gap = $self->get_gap;
        my $missing = $self->get_missing;
        my @char = $self->get_char;
        my @data = grep { $_ ne $gap && $_ ne $missing } @char;
        if (@data) {
            return wantarray ? @data : $self->get_type_object->join( \@data );
        }
        else {
            return wantarray ? () : '';
        }
    }

=item get_length()

Gets invocant number of characters.

 Type    : Accessor
 Title   : get_length
 Usage   : my $length = $datum->get_length;
 Function: Retrieves a datum's length.
 Returns : a SCALAR integer.
 Args    : NONE

=cut

    sub get_length {
        my $self = shift;
        if ( my $matrix = $self->_get_container ) {
            return $matrix->get_nchar;
        }
        else {
            return scalar( @{ $self->get_entities } ) + ( $self->get_position || 1 ) - 1;
        }
    }

=item get_by_index()

Gets state at argument index.

 Type    : Accessor
 Title   : get_by_index
 Usage   : my $val = $datum->get_by_index($i);
 Function: Retrieves state at index $i.
 Returns : a character state.
 Args    : INT

=cut

    sub get_by_index {
        my ( $self, $index ) = @_;
        $logger->debug($index);
        my $offset = ( $self->get_position || 1 ) - 1;
        return $self->get_type_object->get_missing if $offset > $index;
        my $val = $self->SUPER::get_by_index( $index - $offset );
        return defined $val ? $val : $self->get_type_object->get_missing;
    }

=item get_index_of()

Returns the index of the first occurrence of the
state observation in the datum or undef if the datum
doesn't contain the argument

 Type    : Generic query
 Title   : get_index_of
 Usage   : my $i = $datum->get_index_of($state)
 Function: Returns the index of the first occurrence of the
           state observation in the datum or undef if the datum
		   doesn't contain the argument
 Returns : An index or undef
 Args    : A contained object

=cut

    sub get_index_of {
        my ( $self, $obj ) = @_;
        my $is_numerical =
          $self->get_type =~ m/^(Continuous|Standard|Restriction)$/;
        my $i = 0;
        for my $ent ( @{ $self->get_entities } ) {
            if ($is_numerical) {
                return $i if $obj == $ent;
            }
            else {
                return $i if $obj eq $ent;
            }
            $i++;
        }
        return;
    }

=back

=head2 TESTS

=over

=item can_contain()

Tests if invocant can contain argument.

 Type    : Test
 Title   : can_contain
 Usage   : &do_something if $datum->can_contain( @args );
 Function: Tests if $datum can contain @args
 Returns : BOOLEAN
 Args    : One or more arguments as can be provided to set_char

=cut

    sub can_contain {
        my $self = shift;
        my @data = @_;
        if ( my $obj = $self->get_type_object ) {
            if ( $obj->isa('Bio::Phylo::Matrices::Datatype::Mixed') ) {
                my @split;
                for my $datum (@data) {
                    if ( looks_like_implementor( $datum, 'get_char' ) ) {
                        my @tmp = $datum->get_char();
                        my $i   = $datum->get_position() - 1;
                        for (@tmp) {
                            $split[ $i++ ] = $_;
                        }
                    }
                    elsif ( looks_like_instance( $datum, 'ARRAY' ) ) {
                        push @split, @{$datum};
                    }
                    else {
                        my $subtype = $obj->get_type_for_site( scalar(@split) );
                        push @split, @{ $subtype->split($datum) };
                    }
                }

                #return 1;
                for my $i ( 1 .. scalar(@split) ) {
                    my $subtype = $obj->get_type_for_site( $i - 1 );
                    next if $subtype->is_valid( $split[ $i - 1 ] );
                    throw 'InvalidData' => sprintf(
                        'Invalid char %s at pos %s for type %s',
                        $split[ $i - 1 ],
                        $i, $subtype->get_type,
                    );
                }
                return 1;
            }
            else {
                return $obj->is_valid(@data);
            }
        }
        else {
            throw 'API' => "No associated type object found,\n"
              . "this is a bug - please report - thanks";
        }
    }

=back

=head2 CALCULATIONS

=over

=item calc_state_counts()

Calculates occurrences of states.

 Type    : Calculation
 Title   : calc_state_counts
 Usage   : my %counts = %{ $datum->calc_state_counts };
 Function: Calculates occurrences of states.
 Returns : Hashref: keys are states, values are counts
 Args    : Optional - one or more states to focus on

=cut

    sub calc_state_counts {
        my $self = shift;

        # maybe there should be an option to bin continuous values
        # in X categories, and return the frequencies of those? Anyway,
        # Hennig86 seems to want continuous values to be counted as well,
        # so not throwing an exception here.
        #if ( $self->get_type =~ /^continuous$/i ) {
        #    throw 'BadArgs' => 'Matrix holds continuous values';
        #}
        my %counts;
        if (@_) {
            my %focus = map { $_ => 1 } @_;
            my @char = $self->get_char;
            for my $c (@char) {
                if ( exists $focus{$c} ) {
                    if ( not exists $counts{$c} ) {
                        $counts{$c} = 1;
                    }
                    else {
                        $counts{$c}++;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        else {
            my @char = $self->get_char;
            for my $c (@char) {
                if ( not exists $counts{$c} ) {
                    $counts{$c} = 1;
                }
                else {
                    $counts{$c}++;
                }
            }
        }
        return \%counts;
    }

=item calc_distance()

Calculates the distance between the invocant and argument

 Type    : Calculation
 Title   : calc_distance
 Usage   : my $dist = $datum1->calc_distance($datum2);
 Function: Calculates pairwise distance
 Returns : A number, the distance per site
 Args    : Another datum to calculate the distance to
 Comments: Assumes the sequences are aligned. Calculates
           substitutions / total non-missing and non-gapped sites.
=cut

	sub calc_distance {
		my ( $self, $other ) = @_;
		my @c1 = $self->get_char;
		my @c2 = $other->get_char;
		my $t = $self->get_type_object;
		my $m = $t->get_missing;
		my $g = $t->get_gap;
		my $subst = 0;
		my $total = 0;
		for my $i ( 0 .. $#c1 ) {
			next if $c1[$i] eq $m or $c1[$i] eq $g or $c2[$i] eq $m or $c2[$i] eq $g;
			$subst += $c1[$i] ne $c2[$i];
			$total++;
		}
		return $total ? $subst / $total : 9**9**9;
	}

=item calc_state_frequencies()

Calculates the frequencies of the states observed in the matrix.

 Type    : Calculation
 Title   : calc_state_frequencies
 Usage   : my %freq = %{ $object->calc_state_frequencies() };
 Function: Calculates state frequencies
 Returns : A hash, keys are state symbols, values are frequencies
 Args    : Optional:
           # if true, counts missing (usually the '?' symbol) as a state
	   # in the final tallies. Otherwise, missing states are ignored
           -missing => 1
           # if true, counts gaps (usually the '-' symbol) as a state
	   # in the final tallies. Otherwise, gap states are ignored
	   -gap => 1
 Comments: Throws exception if matrix holds continuous values

=cut

    sub calc_state_frequencies {
        my $self   = shift;
        my $counts = $self->calc_state_counts;
        my %args   = looks_like_hash @_;
        for my $arg (qw(missing gap)) {
            if ( not exists $args{"-${arg}"} ) {
                my $method = "get_${arg}";
                my $symbol = $self->$method;
                delete $counts->{$symbol};
            }
        }
        my $total = 0;
        $total += $_ for values %{$counts};
        if ( $total > 0 ) {
            for my $state ( keys %{$counts} ) {
                $counts->{$state} /= $total;
            }
        }
        return $counts;
    }

=back

=head2 METHODS

=over

=item reverse()

Reverses contents.

 Type    : Method
 Title   : reverse
 Usage   : $datum->reverse;
 Function: Reverses a datum's contained characters
 Returns : Returns modified $datum
 Args    : NONE

=cut

    sub reverse {
        my $self     = shift;
        my @char     = $self->get_char;
        my @reversed = reverse(@char);
        $self->set_char( \@reversed );
    }

=item concat()

Appends argument to invocant.

 Type    : Method
 Title   : reverse
 Usage   : $datum->concat($datum1);
 Function: Appends $datum1 to $datum
 Returns : Returns modified $datum
 Args    : NONE

=cut

    sub concat {
        my ( $self, @data ) = @_;
        $logger->info("concatenating objects");
        my @newchars;
        my @self_chars = $self->get_char;
        my $self_i     = $self->get_position - 1;
        my $self_j     = $self->get_length - 1 + $self_i;
        @newchars[ $self_i .. $self_j ] = @self_chars;
        for my $datum (@data) {
            my @chars = $datum->get_char;
            my $i     = $datum->get_position - 1;
            my $j     = $datum->get_length - 1 + $i;
            @newchars[ $i .. $j ] = @chars;
        }
        my $missing = $self->get_missing;
        for my $i ( 0 .. $#newchars ) {
            $newchars[$i] = $missing if !defined $newchars[$i];
        }
        $self->set_char( \@newchars );
    }

=item consense()

Creates consensus sequence out of arguments

 Type    : Method
 Title   : consense
 Usage   : my @chars = $datum->consense($datum1,...);
 Function: Creates consensus sequence out of arguments
 Returns : Returns @chars or $seq
 Args    : NONE

=cut

    sub consense {
        my @data = @_;

        # build two-dimensional array of character states
        my @chars;
        for my $datum ( @data ) {
            my @char = $datum->get_char;
            push @chars, \@char;
        }

        # get special symbols
        my $length = $data[0]->get_length;
        my $to = $data[0]->get_type_object;
        my $m = $to->get_missing;
        my $g = $to->get_gap;

        # build result
        my @result;
        for my $i ( 0 .. ( $length - 1 ) ) {
            my %col;

            # get distinct states for column, ignore missing and gap
            ROW: for my $row ( @chars ) {
                my $c = $row->[$i];
                next ROW if $c eq $m or $c eq $g;
                $col{$c} = 1;
            }

            # get ambiguity symbol or missing
            my @states = keys %col;
            if ( @states ) {
                push @result, $to->get_symbol_for_states(@states) || $m;
            }
            else {
                push @result, $m;
            }
        }

        # return result
        return wantarray ? @result : $to->join(@result);
    }

=begin comment

Validates invocant data contents.

 Type    : Method
 Title   : validate
 Usage   : $datum->validate;
 Function: Validates character data contained by $datum
 Returns : True or throws Bio::Phylo::Util::Exceptions::InvalidData
 Args    : NONE

=end comment

=cut

    sub _validate {
        my $self = shift;
        if ( !$self->get_type_object->is_valid($self) ) {
            throw 'InvalidData' => 'Invalid data!';
        }
    }

=item to_xml()

Serializes datum to nexml format.

 Type    : Format convertor
 Title   : to_xml
 Usage   : my $xml = $datum->to_xml;
 Function: Converts datum object into a nexml element structure.
 Returns : Nexml block (SCALAR).
 Args    : -chars   => [] # optional, an array ref of character IDs
           -states  => {} # optional, a hash ref of state IDs
           -symbols => {} # optional, a hash ref of symbols
           -special => {} # optional, a hash ref of special symbol IDs

=cut

    sub to_xml {
        my $self      = shift;
        my %args      = looks_like_hash @_;
        my $char_ids  = $args{'-chars'};
        my $state_ids = $args{'-states'};
        my $special   = $args{'-special'};
        if ( my $taxon = $self->get_taxon ) {
            $self->set_attributes( 'otu' => $taxon->get_xml_id );
        }
        my @char = $self->get_char;
        my ( $missing, $gap ) = ( $self->get_missing, $self->get_gap );
        my $xml = $self->get_xml_tag;
        if ( not $args{'-compact'} ) {
            for my $i ( 0 .. $#char ) {
                my ( $c, $s );
                if ( $missing ne $char[$i] and $gap ne $char[$i] ) {
                    if ( $char_ids and $char_ids->[$i] ) {
                        $c = $char_ids->[$i];
                    }
                    else {
                        $c = $i;
                    }
                    if ( $state_ids and $state_ids->{ uc $char[$i] } ) {
                        $s = $state_ids->{ uc $char[$i] };
                    }
                    else {
                        $s = uc $char[$i];
                    }
                }
                elsif ( $missing eq $char[$i] or $gap eq $char[$i] ) {
                    if ( $char_ids and $char_ids->[$i] ) {
                        $c = $char_ids->[$i];
                    }
                    else {
                        $c = $i;
                    }
                    if ( $special and $special->{ $char[$i] } ) {
                        $s = $special->{ $char[$i] };
                    }
                    else {
                        $s = $char[$i];
                    }
                }

                #			    $cell->set_attributes( 'char' => $c, 'state' => $s );
                #			    $xml .= $cell->get_xml_tag(1);
                $xml .= sprintf( '', $c, $s );
            }
        }
        else {
            my @tmp = map { uc $_ } @char;
            my $seq = Bio::Phylo::NeXML::Writable->new(
                '-tag'          => 'seq',
                '-identifiable' => 0,
            );
            my $seq_text = $self->get_type_object->join( \@tmp );
            $xml .=
              $seq->get_xml_tag . "\n$seq_text\n" . "get_tag . ">";
        }
        $xml .= sprintf( '', $self->get_tag );
        return $xml;
    }

=item to_dom()

Analog to to_xml.

 Type    : Serializer
 Title   : to_dom
 Usage   : $datum->to_dom
 Function: Generates a DOM subtree from the invocant
           and its contained objects
 Returns : an XML::LibXML::Element object
 Args    : none

=cut

    sub to_dom {
        my $self = shift;
        my $dom  = $_[0];
        my @args = @_;

        # handle dom factory object...
        if ( looks_like_instance( $dom, 'SCALAR' )
            && $dom->_type == _DOMCREATOR_ )
        {
            splice( @args, 0, 1 );
        }
        else {
            $dom = $Bio::Phylo::NeXML::DOM::DOM;
            unless ($dom) {
                throw 'BadArgs' => 'DOM factory object not provided';
            }
        }
        ##### make sure argument handling works here....
        my %args      = looks_like_hash @args;
        my $char_ids  = $args{'-chars'};
        my $state_ids = $args{'-states'};
        my $special   = $args{'-special'};
        if ( my $taxon = $self->get_taxon ) {
            $self->set_attributes( 'otu' => $taxon->get_xml_id );
        }
        my @char = $self->get_char;
        my ( $missing, $gap ) = ( $self->get_missing, $self->get_gap );
        my $elt = $self->get_dom_elt($dom);
        if ( not $args{'-compact'} ) {
            for my $i ( 0 .. $#char ) {
                if ( $missing ne $char[$i] and $gap ne $char[$i] ) {
                    my ( $c, $s );
                    if ( $char_ids and $char_ids->[$i] ) {
                        $c = $char_ids->[$i];
                    }
                    else {
                        $c = $i;
                    }
                    if ( $state_ids and $state_ids->{ uc $char[$i] } ) {
                        $s = $state_ids->{ uc $char[$i] };
                    }
                    else {
                        $s = uc $char[$i];
                    }
                    my $cell_elt = $dom->create_element( '-tag' => 'cell' );
                    $cell_elt->set_attributes( 'char'  => $c );
                    $cell_elt->set_attributes( 'state' => $s );
                    $elt->set_child($cell_elt);
                }
                elsif ( $missing eq $char[$i] or $gap eq $char[$i] ) {
                    my ( $c, $s );
                    if ( $char_ids and $char_ids->[$i] ) {
                        $c = $char_ids->[$i];
                    }
                    else {
                        $c = $i;
                    }
                    if ( $special and $special->{ $char[$i] } ) {
                        $s = $special->{ $char[$i] };
                    }
                    else {
                        $s = $char[$i];
                    }
                    my $cell_elt = $dom->create_element( '-tag' => 'cell' );
                    $cell_elt->set_attributes( 'char'  => $c );
                    $cell_elt->set_attributes( 'state' => $s );
                    $elt->set_child($cell_elt);
                }
            }
        }
        else {
            my @tmp     = map { uc $_ } @char;
            my $seq     = $self->get_type_object->join( \@tmp );
            my $seq_elt = $dom->create_element( '-tag' => 'seq' );
            #### create a text node here....
            $seq_elt->set_text($seq);

            #$seq_elt->set_child( XML::LibXML::Text->new($seq) );
            ####
            $elt->set_child($seq_elt);
        }
        return $elt;
    }

=item copy_atts()

 Not implemented!

=cut

    sub copy_atts { }    # XXX not implemented

=item complement()

 Not implemented!

=cut

    sub complement { }   # XXX not implemented

=item slice()

 Not implemented!

=cut

    sub slice {          # XXX not implemented
        my $self  = shift;
        my $start = int $_[0];
        my $end   = int $_[1];
        my @chars = $self->get_char;
        my $pos   = $self->get_position;
        my $slice - $self->copy_atts;
    }
    sub _type      { $TYPE_CONSTANT }
    sub _container { $CONTAINER_CONSTANT }
    sub _tag       { 'row' }

    sub _update_characters {
        my $self = shift;
        if ( my $matrix = $self->get_matrix ) {
            $matrix->_update_characters;
        }
    }
}

=back

=cut

# podinherit_insert_token

=head1 SEE ALSO

There is a mailing list at L
for any user or developer questions and discussions.

=over

=item L

This object inherits from L, so the methods
defined therein are also applicable to L objects.

=item L

This object inherits from L, so the methods
defined therein are also applicable to L objects.

=item L

Also see the manual: L and L.

=back

=head1 CITATION

If you use Bio::Phylo in published research, please cite it:

B, B, B, B
and B, 2011. Bio::Phylo - phyloinformatic analysis using Perl.
I B<12>:63.
L

=cut

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