Generic function GET-TERM-BY-NAME

Package:

GODB

Syntax:

  get-term-by-name go-handle name
  => term-object
  

Arguments and Values:

go-handle---an object of type go handle

name---a string

Description:

The generic function get-term-by-name gets a go term given its name. It takes two parameters, go handle, to preserve one's session, and name for querying the database. If the term has been queried already, it simply returns the stored TERM object. otherwise, it indexes the term and then returns the new object.

Known Methods:

•   get-term-by-name (go-handle-object go-handle) (name string)
    => term-object
    

Affected By:

None.

Examples:

cl-prompt: (godb:get-term-by-name mygohandle "Killing of Host Cells")
#<GODB:TERM 20618A74>

cl-prompt: (describe *)
#<GODB:TERM 20608F94> is a GODB:TERM
TERM-ID          999
NAME             "killing of host cells"
ACCESSION        GODB::GO\:0001907
TERM-TYPE        "process"
DEFINITION       #<unbound slot>
IS-OBSOLETE      0
IS-ROOT          0
IS-A             (989)
PART-OF          NIL
CHILDREN         NIL
COMPONENTS       NIL

Exceptional Situations:

None.

See Also:

GET-TERM
GET-TERM-BY-ACC

Notes:

None.

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• 2005-07-17
  Completed description.