Bio::Search::Hit::GenericHit(3)

NAME
Bio::Search::Hit::GenericHit - A generic implementation of the Bio::Search::Hit::HitI interface

SYNOPSIS
    use Bio::Search::Hit::GenericHit;
    my $hit = Bio::Search::Hit::GenericHit->new(-algorithm => 'blastp');

    # typically one gets HitI objects from a SearchIO stream via a ResultI
    use Bio::SearchIO;
    my $parser = Bio::SearchIO->new(-format => 'blast', -file => 'result.bls');

    my $result = $parser->next_result;
    my $hit    = $result->next_hit;

# TODO: Describe how to configure a SearchIO stream so that it generates # GenericHit objects.

DESCRIPTION
This object handles the hit data from a Database Sequence Search such as FASTA or BLAST.

Unless you're writing a parser, you won't ever need to create a GenericHit or any other HitI-implementing object. If you use the SearchIO system, HitI objects are created automatically from a SearchIO stream which returns Bio::Search::Hit::HitI objects.

For documentation on what you can do with GenericHit (and other HitI objects), please see the API documentation in Bio::Search::Hit::HitI.

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AUTHOR - Jason Stajich and Steve Chervitz
Email jason-at-bioperl-dot-org Email sac-at-bioperl-dot-org

CONTRIBUTORS
Sendu Bala, bix@sendu.me.uk

APPENDIX
The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _

  new
 Title   : new
 Usage   : my $obj = Bio::Search::Hit::GenericHit->new();
 Function: Builds a new Bio::Search::Hit::GenericHit object
 Returns : Bio::Search::Hit::GenericHit
 Args    : -name         => Name of Hit (required)
           -description  => Description (optional)
           -accession    => Accession number (optional)
           -ncbi_gi      => NCBI GI UID (optional)
           -length       => Length of the Hit (optional)
           -score        => Raw Score for the Hit (optional)
           -bits         => Bit Score for the Hit (optional)
           -significance => Significance value for the Hit (optional)
           -algorithm    => Algorithm used (BLASTP, FASTX, etc...)
           -hsps         => Array ref of HSPs for this Hit.
           -found_again  => boolean, true if hit appears in a
                            "previously found" section of a PSI-Blast report.
           -hsp_factory  => Bio::Factory::ObjectFactoryI able to create HSPI
                            objects.

  add_hsp
 Title   : add_hsp
 Usage   : $hit->add_hsp($hsp)
 Function: Add a HSP to the collection of HSPs for a Hit
 Returns : number of HSPs in the Hit
 Args    : Bio::Search::HSP::HSPI object, OR hash ref containing data suitable
           for creating a HSPI object (&hsp_factory must be set to get it back)

  hsp_factory
 Title   : hsp_factory
 Usage   : $hit->hsp_factory($hsp_factory)
 Function: Get/set the factory used to build HSPI objects if necessary.
 Returns : Bio::Factory::ObjectFactoryI
 Args    : Bio::Factory::ObjectFactoryI

  Bio::Search::Hit::HitI methods
Implementation of Bio::Search::Hit::HitI methods

  name
 Title   : name
 Usage   : $hit_name = $hit->name();
 Function: returns the name of the Hit sequence
 Returns : a scalar string
 Args    : [optional] scalar string to set the name

  accession
 Title   : accession
 Usage   : $acc = $hit->accession();
 Function: Retrieve the accession (if available) for the hit
 Returns : a scalar string (empty string if not set)
 Args    : none

  description
 Title   : description
 Usage   : $desc = $hit->description();
 Function: Retrieve the description for the hit
 Returns : a scalar string
 Args    : [optional] scalar string to set the descrition

  length
 Title   : length
 Usage   : my $len = $hit->length
 Function: Returns the length of the hit
 Returns : integer
 Args    : [optional] integer to set the length

  algorithm
 Title   : algorithm
 Usage   : $alg = $hit->algorithm();
 Function: Gets the algorithm specification that was used to obtain the hit
           For BLAST, the algorithm denotes what type of sequence was aligned
           against what (BLASTN: dna-dna, BLASTP prt-prt, BLASTX translated
           dna-prt, TBLASTN prt-translated dna, TBLASTX translated
           dna-translated dna).
 Returns : a scalar string
 Args    : [optional] scalar string to set the algorithm

  raw_score
 Title   : raw_score
 Usage   : $score = $hit->raw_score();
 Function: Gets the "raw score" generated by the algorithm.  What
           this score is exactly will vary from algorithm to algorithm,
           returning undef if unavailable.
 Returns : a scalar value
 Args    : [optional] scalar value to set the raw score

  score
Equivalent to raw_score()

  significance
 Title   : significance
 Usage   : $significance = $hit->significance();
 Function: Used to obtain the E or P value of a hit, i.e. the probability that
           this particular hit was obtained purely by random chance.  If
           information is not available (nor calculatable from other
           information sources), return undef.
 Returns : a scalar value or undef if unavailable
 Args    : [optional] scalar value to set the significance

  bits
 Usage     : $hit_object->bits();
 Purpose   : Gets the bit score of the best HSP for the current hit.
 Example   : $bits = $hit_object->bits();
 Returns   : Integer or undef if bit score is not set
 Argument  : n/a
 Comments  : For BLAST1, the non-bit score is listed in the summary line.

See Also : score()

  next_hsp
 Title    : next_hsp
 Usage    : while( $hsp = $obj->next_hsp()) { ... }
 Function : Returns the next available High Scoring Pair
 Example  :
 Returns  : Bio::Search::HSP::HSPI object or null if finished
 Args     : none

  hsps
 Usage     : $hit_object->hsps();
 Purpose   : Get a list containing all HSP objects.
           : Get the numbers of HSPs for the current hit.
 Example   : @hsps = $hit_object->hsps();
           : $num  = $hit_object->hsps();  # alternatively, use num_hsps()
 Returns   : Array context : list of Bio::Search::HSP::BlastHSP.pm objects.
           : Scalar context: integer (number of HSPs).
           :                 (Equivalent to num_hsps()).
 Argument  : n/a. Relies on wantarray
 Throws    : Exception if the HSPs have not been collected.

See Also : hsp(), num_hsps()

  num_hsps
 Usage     : $hit_object->num_hsps();
 Purpose   : Get the number of HSPs for the present hit.
 Example   : $nhsps = $hit_object->num_hsps();
 Returns   : Integer or '-' if HSPs have not been callected
 Argument  : n/a

See Also : hsps()

  rewind
 Title   : rewind
 Usage   : $hit->rewind;
 Function: Allow one to reset the HSP iterator to the beginning
           Since this is an in-memory implementation
 Returns : none
 Args    : none

  ambiguous_aln
 Usage     : $ambig_code = $hit_object->ambiguous_aln();
 Purpose   : Sets/Gets ambiguity code data member.
 Example   : (see usage)
 Returns   : String = 'q', 's', 'qs', '-'
           :   'q'  = query sequence contains overlapping sub-sequences
           :          while sbjct does not.
           :   's'  = sbjct sequence contains overlapping sub-sequences
           :          while query does not.
           :   'qs' = query and sbjct sequence contains overlapping sub-sequences
           :          relative to each other.
           :   '-'  = query and sbjct sequence do not contains multiple domains
           :          relative to each other OR both contain the same distribution
           :          of similar domains.
 Argument  : n/a
 Throws    : n/a
 Comment   : Note: "sbjct" is synonymous with "hit"

  overlap
See documentation in Bio::Search::Hit::HitI::overlap()

  n
 Usage     : $hit_object->n();
 Purpose   : Gets the N number for the current hit.
           : This is the number of HSPs in the set which was ascribed
           : the lowest P-value (listed on the description line).
           : This number is not the same as the total number of HSPs.
           : To get the total number of HSPs, use num_hsps().
 Example   : $n = $hit_object->n();
 Returns   : Integer
 Argument  : n/a
 Throws    : Exception if HSPs have not been set (BLAST2 reports).
 Comments  : Note that the N parameter is not reported in gapped BLAST2.
           : Calling n() on such reports will result in a call to num_hsps().
           : The num_hsps() method will count the actual number of
           : HSPs in the alignment listing, which may exceed N in
           : some cases.

See Also : num_hsps()

  p
 Usage     : $hit_object->p( [format] );
 Purpose   : Get the P-value for the best HSP of the given BLAST hit.
           : (Note that P-values are not provided with NCBI Blast2 reports).
 Example   : $p =  $sbjct->p;
           : $p =  $sbjct->p('exp');  # get exponent only.
           : ($num, $exp) =  $sbjct->p('parts');  # split sci notation into parts
 Returns   : Float or scientific notation number (the raw P-value, DEFAULT).
           : Integer if format == 'exp' (the magnitude of the base 10 exponent).
           : 2-element list (float, int) if format == 'parts' and P-value
           :                is in scientific notation (See Comments).
 Argument  : format: string of 'raw' | 'exp' | 'parts'
           :    'raw' returns value given in report. Default. (1.2e-34)
           :    'exp' returns exponent value only (34)
           :    'parts' returns the decimal and exponent as a
           :            2-element list (1.2, -34) (See Comments).
 Throws    : Warns if no P-value is defined. Uses expect instead.
 Comments  : Using the 'parts' argument is not recommended since it will not
           : work as expected if the P-value is not in scientific notation.
           : That is, floats are not converted into sci notation before
           : splitting into parts.

See Also : expect(), significance(), Bio::Search::SearchUtils::get_exponent()

  hsp
 Usage     : $hit_object->hsp( [string] );
 Purpose   : Get a single HSPI object for the present HitI object.
 Example   : $hspObj  = $hit_object->hsp;  # same as 'best'
           : $hspObj  = $hit_object->hsp('best');
           : $hspObj  = $hit_object->hsp('worst');
 Returns   : Object reference for a Bio::Search::HSP::BlastHSP.pm object.
 Argument  : String (or no argument).
           :   No argument (default) = highest scoring HSP (same as 'best').
           :   'best' or 'first' = highest scoring HSP.
           :   'worst' or 'last' = lowest scoring HSP.
 Throws    : Exception if the HSPs have not been collected.
           : Exception if an unrecognized argument is used.

See Also : hsps(), num_hsps()

  logical_length
 Usage     : $hit_object->logical_length( [seq_type] );
           : (mostly intended for internal use).
 Purpose   : Get the logical length of the hit sequence.
           : This is necessary since the number of identical/conserved residues
           : can be in terms of peptide sequence space, yet the query and/or hit
           : sequence are in nucleotide space.
 Example   : $len    = $hit_object->logical_length();
 Returns   : Integer
 Argument  : seq_type = 'query' or 'hit' or 'sbjct' (default = 'query')
             ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
 Throws    : n/a
 Comments  :
           : In the case of BLAST flavors:
           : For TBLASTN reports, the length of the aligned portion of the
           : nucleotide hit sequence is divided by 3; for BLASTX reports,
           : the length of the aligned portion of the nucleotide query
           : sequence is divided by 3. For TBLASTX reports, the length of
           : both hit and query sequence are converted.
           :
           : This is important for functions like frac_aligned_query()
           : which need to operate in amino acid coordinate space when dealing
           : with [T]BLAST[NX] type reports.

See Also : length(), frac_aligned_query(), frac_aligned_hit()

  length_aln
 Usage     : $hit_object->length_aln( [seq_type] );
 Purpose   : Get the total length of the aligned region for query or sbjct seq.
           : This number will include all HSPs
 Example   : $len    = $hit_object->length_aln(); # default = query
           : $lenAln = $hit_object->length_aln('query');
 Returns   : Integer
 Argument  : seq_Type = 'query' or 'hit' or 'sbjct' (Default = 'query')
             ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
 Throws    : Exception if the argument is not recognized.
 Comments  : This method will report the logical length of the alignment,
           : meaning that for TBLAST[NX] reports, the length is reported
           : using amino acid coordinate space (i.e., nucleotides / 3).
           :
           : This method requires that all HSPs be tiled. If they have not
           : already been tiled, they will be tiled first automatically..
           : If you don't want the tiled data, iterate through each HSP
           : calling length() on each (use hsps() to get all HSPs).

See Also : length(), frac_aligned_query(), frac_aligned_hit(), gaps(), Bio::Search::SearchUtils::tile_hsps(), Bio::Search::HSP::BlastHSP::length()

  gaps
 Usage     : $hit_object->gaps( [seq_type] );
 Purpose   : Get the number of gaps in the aligned query, hit, or both sequences.
           : Data is summed across all HSPs.
 Example   : $qgaps = $hit_object->gaps('query');
           : $hgaps = $hit_object->gaps('hit');
           : $tgaps = $hit_object->gaps();    # default = total (query + hit)
 Returns   : scalar context: integer
           : array context without args: two-element list of integers
           :    (queryGaps, hitGaps)
           : Array context can be forced by providing an argument of 'list' or 'array'.
           :
           : CAUTION: Calling this method within printf or sprintf is arrray context.
           : So this function may not give you what you expect. For example:
           :          printf "Total gaps: %d", $hit->gaps();
           : Actually returns a two-element array, so what gets printed
           : is the number of gaps in the query, not the total
           :
 Argument  : seq_type: 'query' | 'hit' or 'sbjct' | 'total' | 'list'  (default = 'total')
             ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
 Throws    : n/a
 Comments  : If you need data for each HSP, use hsps() and then interate
           : through each HSP object.
           : This method requires that all HSPs be tiled. If they have not
           : already been tiled, they will be tiled first automatically..
           : Not relying on wantarray since that will fail in situations
           : such as printf "%d", $hit->gaps() in which you might expect to
           : be printing the total gaps, but evaluates to array context.

See Also : length_aln()

  matches
See documentation in Bio::Search::Hit::HitI::matches()

  start
 Usage     : $sbjct->start( [seq_type] );
 Purpose   : Gets the start coordinate for the query, sbjct, or both sequences
           : in the BlastHit object. If there is more than one HSP, the lowest start
           : value of all HSPs is returned.
 Example   : $qbeg = $sbjct->start('query');
           : $sbeg = $sbjct->start('hit');
           : ($qbeg, $sbeg) = $sbjct->start();
 Returns   : scalar context: integer
           : array context without args: list of two integers (queryStart, sbjctStart)
           : Array context can be "induced" by providing an argument of 'list' or 'array'.
 Argument  : In scalar context: seq_type = 'query' or 'hit' or 'sbjct' (default = 'query')
             ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
 Throws    : n/a

See Also : end(), range(), strand(),
             Bio::Search::HSP::BlastHSP::start

  end
 Usage     : $sbjct->end( [seq_type] );
 Purpose   : Gets the end coordinate for the query, sbjct, or both sequences
           : in the BlastHit object. If there is more than one HSP,
             the largest end
           : value of all HSPs is returned.
 Example   : $qend = $sbjct->end('query');
           : $send = $sbjct->end('hit');
           : ($qend, $send) = $sbjct->end();
 Returns   : scalar context: integer
           : array context without args: list of two integers
           : (queryEnd, sbjctEnd)
           : Array context can be "induced" by providing an argument
           : of 'list' or 'array'.
 Argument  : In scalar context: seq_type = 'query' or 'sbjct'
           :  (case insensitive). If not supplied, 'query' is used.
 Throws    : n/a

See Also : start(), range(), strand()

  range
 Usage     : $sbjct->range( [seq_type] );
 Purpose   : Gets the (start, end) coordinates for the query or sbjct sequence
           : in the HSP alignment.
 Example   : ($qbeg, $qend) = $sbjct->range('query');
           : ($sbeg, $send) = $sbjct->range('hit');
 Returns   : Two-element array of integers
 Argument  : seq_type = string, 'query' or 'hit' or 'sbjct'  (default = 'query')
             ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
 Throws    : n/a

See Also : start(), end()

  frac_identical
 Usage     : $hit_object->frac_identical( [seq_type] );
 Purpose   : Get the overall fraction of identical positions across all HSPs.
           : The number refers to only the aligned regions and does not
           : account for unaligned regions in between the HSPs, if any.
 Example   : $frac_iden = $hit_object->frac_identical('query');
 Returns   : Float (2-decimal precision, e.g., 0.75).
 Argument  : seq_type: 'query' | 'hit' or 'sbjct' | 'total'
           : default = 'query' (but see comments below).
           : ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
 Throws    : n/a
 Comments  :
           : To compute the fraction identical, the logical length of the
           : aligned portion of the sequence is used, meaning that
           : in the case of BLAST flavors, for TBLASTN reports, the length of
           : the aligned portion of the
           : nucleotide hit sequence is divided by 3; for BLASTX reports,
           : the length of the aligned portion of the nucleotide query
           : sequence is divided by 3. For TBLASTX reports, the length of
           : both hit and query sequence are converted.
           : This is necessary since the number of identical residues is
           : in terms of peptide sequence space.
           :
           : Different versions of Blast report different values for the total
           : length of the alignment. This is the number reported in the
           : denominators in the stats section:
           : "Identical = 34/120 Positives = 67/120".
           : NCBI BLAST uses the total length of the alignment (with gaps)
           : WU-BLAST uses the length of the query sequence (without gaps).
           :
           : Therefore, when called with an argument of 'total',
           : this method will report different values depending on the
           : version of BLAST used. Total does NOT take into account HSP
           : tiling, so it should not be used.
           :
           : To get the fraction identical among only the aligned residues,
           : ignoring the gaps, call this method without an argument or
           : with an argument of 'query' or 'hit'.
           :
           : If you need data for each HSP, use hsps() and then iterate
           : through the HSP objects.
           : This method requires that all HSPs be tiled. If they have not
           : already been tiled, they will be tiled first automatically.

See Also : frac_conserved(), frac_aligned_query(), matches(), Bio::Search::SearchUtils::tile_hsps()

  frac_conserved
 Usage     : $hit_object->frac_conserved( [seq_type] );
 Purpose   : Get the overall fraction of conserved positions across all HSPs.
           : The number refers to only the aligned regions and does not
           : account for unaligned regions in between the HSPs, if any.
 Example   : $frac_cons = $hit_object->frac_conserved('hit');
 Returns   : Float (2-decimal precision, e.g., 0.75).
 Argument  : seq_type: 'query' | 'hit' or 'sbjct' | 'total'
           : default = 'query' (but see comments below).
           : ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
 Throws    : n/a
 Comments  :
           : To compute the fraction conserved, the logical length of the
           : aligned portion of the sequence is used, meaning that
           : in the case of BLAST flavors, for TBLASTN reports, the length of
           : the aligned portion of the
           : nucleotide hit sequence is divided by 3; for BLASTX reports,
           : the length of the aligned portion of the nucleotide query
           : sequence is divided by 3. For TBLASTX reports, the length of
           : both hit and query sequence are converted.
           : This is necessary since the number of conserved residues is
           : in terms of peptide sequence space.
           :
           : Different versions of Blast report different values for the total
           : length of the alignment. This is the number reported in the
           : denominators in the stats section:
           : "Positives = 34/120 Positives = 67/120".
           : NCBI BLAST uses the total length of the alignment (with gaps)
           : WU-BLAST uses the length of the query sequence (without gaps).
           :
           : Therefore, when called with an argument of 'total',
           : this method will report different values depending on the
           : version of BLAST used. Total does NOT take into account HSP
           : tiling, so it should not be used.
           :
           : To get the fraction conserved among only the aligned residues,
           : ignoring the gaps, call this method without an argument or
           : with an argument of 'query' or 'hit'.
           :
           : If you need data for each HSP, use hsps() and then interate
           : through the HSP objects.
           : This method requires that all HSPs be tiled. If they have not
           : already been tiled, they will be tiled first automatically.

See Also : frac_identical(), matches(), Bio::Search::SearchUtils::tile_hsps()

  frac_aligned_query
 Usage     : $hit_object->frac_aligned_query();
 Purpose   : Get the fraction of the query sequence which has been aligned
           : across all HSPs (not including intervals between non-overlapping
           : HSPs).
 Example   : $frac_alnq = $hit_object->frac_aligned_query();
 Returns   : Float (2-decimal precision, e.g., 0.75),
           : or undef if query length is unknown to avoid division by 0.
 Argument  : n/a
 Throws    : n/a
 Comments  : If you need data for each HSP, use hsps() and then interate
           : through the HSP objects.
           : This method requires that all HSPs be tiled. If they have not
           : already been tiled, they will be tiled first automatically.

See Also : frac_aligned_hit(), logical_length(), length_aln(), Bio::Search::SearchUtils::tile_hsps()

  frac_aligned_hit
 Usage     : $hit_object->frac_aligned_hit();
 Purpose   : Get the fraction of the hit (sbjct) sequence which has been aligned
           : across all HSPs (not including intervals between non-overlapping
           : HSPs).
 Example   : $frac_alnq = $hit_object->frac_aligned_hit();
 Returns   : Float (2-decimal precision, e.g., 0.75),
           : or undef if hit length is unknown to avoid division by 0.
 Argument  : n/a
 Throws    : n/a
 Comments  : If you need data for each HSP, use hsps() and then interate
           : through the HSP objects.
           : This method requires that all HSPs be tiled. If they have not
           : already been tiled, they will be tiled first automatically.

See Also : frac_aligned_query(), matches(), , logical_length(), length_aln(), Bio::Search::SearchUtils::tile_hsps()

  frac_aligned_sbjct
Same as frac_aligned_hit()

  num_unaligned_sbjct
Same as num_unaligned_hit()

  num_unaligned_hit
 Usage     : $hit_object->num_unaligned_hit();
 Purpose   : Get the number of the unaligned residues in the hit sequence.
           : Sums across all all HSPs.
 Example   : $num_unaln = $hit_object->num_unaligned_hit();
 Returns   : Integer
 Argument  : n/a
 Throws    : n/a
 Comments  : See notes regarding logical lengths in the comments for frac_aligned_hit().
           : They apply here as well.
           : If you need data for each HSP, use hsps() and then interate
           : through the HSP objects.
           : This method requires that all HSPs be tiled. If they have not
           : already been tiled, they will be tiled first automatically..

See Also : num_unaligned_query(), Bio::Search::SearchUtils::tile_hsps(), frac_aligned_hit()

  num_unaligned_query
 Usage     : $hit_object->num_unaligned_query();
 Purpose   : Get the number of the unaligned residues in the query sequence.
           : Sums across all all HSPs.
 Example   : $num_unaln = $hit_object->num_unaligned_query();
 Returns   : Integer
 Argument  : n/a
 Throws    : n/a
 Comments  : See notes regarding logical lengths in the comments for frac_aligned_query().
           : They apply here as well.
           : If you need data for each HSP, use hsps() and then interate
           : through the HSP objects.
           : This method requires that all HSPs be tiled. If they have not
           : already been tiled, they will be tiled first automatically..

See Also : num_unaligned_hit(), frac_aligned_query(), Bio::Search::SearchUtils::tile_hsps()

  seq_inds
 Usage     : $hit->seq_inds( seq_type, class, collapse );
 Purpose   : Get a list of residue positions (indices) across all HSPs
           : for identical or conserved residues in the query or sbjct sequence.
 Example   : @s_ind = $hit->seq_inds('query', 'identical');
           : @h_ind = $hit->seq_inds('hit', 'conserved');
           : @h_ind = $hit->seq_inds('hit', 'conserved', 1);
 Returns   : Array of integers
           : May include ranges if collapse is non-zero.
 Argument  : [0] seq_type  = 'query' or 'hit' or 'sbjct'  (default = 'query')
           :                 ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
           : [1] class     = 'identical' or 'conserved' (default = 'identical')
           :              (can be shortened to 'id' or 'cons')
           :              (actually, anything not 'id' will evaluate to 'conserved').
           : [2] collapse  = boolean, if non-zero, consecutive positions are merged
           :             using a range notation, e.g., "1 2 3 4 5 7 9 10 11"
           :             collapses to "1-5 7 9-11". This is useful for
           :             consolidating long lists. Default = no collapse.
 Throws    : n/a.

See Also : Bio::Search::HSP::BlastHSP::seq_inds()

  strand
See documentation in Bio::Search::Hit::HitI::strand()

  frame
See documentation in Bio::Search::Hit::HitI::frame()

  rank
 Title   : rank
 Usage   : $obj->rank($newval)
 Function: Get/Set the rank of this Hit in the Query search list
           i.e. this is the Nth hit for a specific query
 Returns : value of rank
 Args    : newvalue (optional)

  locus
 Title   : locus
 Usage   : $locus = $hit->locus();
 Function: Retrieve the locus (if available) for the hit
 Returns : a scalar string (empty string if not set)
 Args    : none

  each_accession_number
 Title   : each_accession_number
 Usage   : @each_accession_number = $hit->each_accession_number();
 Function: Get each accession number listed in the description of the hit.
           If there are no alternatives, then only the primary accession will
           be given
 Returns : list of all accession numbers in the description
 Args    : none

  tiled_hsps
See documentation in Bio::Search::SearchUtils::tile_hsps()

  query_length
 Title   : query_length
 Usage   : $obj->query_length($newval)
 Function: Get/Set the query_length
 Returns : value of query_length (a scalar)
 Args    : on set, new value (a scalar or undef, optional)

  ncbi_gi
 Title   : ncbi_gi
 Usage   : $acc = $hit->ncbi_gi();
 Function: Retrieve the NCBI Unique ID (aka the GI #),
           if available, for the hit
 Returns : a scalar string (empty string if not set)
 Args    : none

  sort_hits
 Title          : sort_hsps
 Usage          : $result->sort_hsps(\&sort_function)
 Function       : Sorts the available HSP objects by a user-supplied function. Defaults to sort
                  by descending score.
 Returns        : n/a
 Args           : A coderef for the sort function.  See the documentation on the Perl sort()
                  function for guidelines on writing sort functions.
 Note           : To access the special variables $a and $b used by the Perl sort() function
                  the user function must access Bio::Search::Hit::HitI namespace.
                  For example, use :
                  $hit->sort_hsps( sub{$Bio::Search::Result::HitI::a->length <=>
                                          $Bio::Search::Result::HitI::b->length});
                   NOT $hit->sort_hsps($a->length <=> $b->length);

  iteration
 Usage     : $hit->iteration( $iteration_num );
 Purpose   : Gets the iteration number in which the Hit was found.
 Example   : $iteration_num = $sbjct->iteration();
 Returns   : Integer greater than or equal to 1
             Non-PSI-BLAST reports may report iteration as 1, but this number
             is only meaningful for PSI-BLAST reports.
 Argument  : iteration_num (optional, used when setting only)
 Throws    : none

See Also : found_again()

  found_again
 Title     : found_again
 Usage     : $hit->found_again;
             $hit->found_again(1);
 Purpose   : Gets a boolean indicator whether or not the hit has
             been found in a previous iteration.
             This is only applicable to PSI-BLAST reports.

              This method indicates if the hit was reported in the
              "Sequences used in model and found again" section of the
              PSI-BLAST report or if it was reported in the
              "Sequences not found previously or not previously below threshold"
              section of the PSI-BLAST report. Only for hits in iteration > 1.

 Example   : if( $hit->found_again()) { ... };
 Returns   : Boolean, true (1) if the hit has been found in a
             previous PSI-BLAST iteration.
             Returns false (0 or undef) for hits that have not occurred in a
             previous PSI-BLAST iteration.
 Argument  : Boolean (1 or 0). Only used for setting.
 Throws    : none

See Also : iteration()