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  while ($ref = $refio->next_bibref) {
    print $ref->identifier, "\n";
  }

=head1 DESCRIPTION

This class uses BioFetch protocol based service to retrieve Medline
references by their ID.

The main documentation details are to be found in
L<Bio::DB::BiblioI>.

=head1 ATTRIBUTES

=head2 Defaults

 Usage   : print $Bio::DB::Biblio::biofetch::DEFAULT_SERVICE;

=head1 METHODS

=head2 get_by_id

 Title   : get_by_id
 Usage   : $entry = $db->get__by_id('20063307')
 Function: Gets a Bio::Biblio::RefI object by its name
 Returns : a Bio::Biblio::Medline object
 Args    : the id (as a string) of the reference

=head2 get_all

  Title   : get_all
  Usage   : $seq = $db->get_all($ref);
  Function: Retrieves reference objects from the server 'en masse',
            rather than one  at a time.  For large numbers of sequences,
            this is far superior than get_by_id().
  Example :
  Returns : a stream of Bio::Biblio::Medline objects
  Args    : $ref : either an array reference, a filename, or a filehandle
            from which to get the list of unique ids/accession numbers.

=head2 get_seq_stream

 Title   : get_seq_stream
 Usage   : my $seqio = $self->get_seq_stream(%qualifiers)
 Function: builds a url and queries a web db
 Returns : a Bio::SeqIO stream capable of producing sequence
 Args    : %qualifiers = a hash qualifiers that the implementing class
           will process to make a url suitable for web querying

=head2 postprocess_data

 Title   : postprocess_data
 Usage   : $self->postprocess_data ( 'type' => 'string',
                                     'location' => \$datastr);
 Function: process downloaded data before loading into a Bio::SeqIO
 Returns : void
 Args    : hash with two keys - 'type' can be 'string' or 'file'
                              - 'location' either file location or string
                                           reference containing data

=head1 BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

=over 4

*
Only method get_by_id() is supported

=back

=head1 FEEDBACK

=head2 Mailing lists

User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other
Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to
the Bioperl mailing list.  Your participation is much appreciated.

  bioperl-l@bioperl.org                  - General discussion
  http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists  - About the mailing lists

=head2 Support

Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:
I<bioperl-l@bioperl.org>

rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and
reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly
address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem
with code and data examples if at all possible.

=head2 Reporting bugs

Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track
of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the
web:

  https://redmine.open-bio.org/projects/bioperl/

=head1 LEGAL

=head2 Authors

Heikki Lehvaslaiho <heikki@bioperl.org>

=head2 Copyright and License

This software is Copyright (c) by 2002 European Bioinformatics Institute and released under the license of the same terms as the perl 5 programming language system itself

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