libSBML Python API
5.20.2
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The use of all the converters follows a similar approach. First, one creates a ConversionProperties object and calls ConversionProperties::addOption( ) on this object with one argument: a text string that identifies the desired converter. (The text string is specific to each converter; consult the documentation for a given converter to find out how it should be enabled.)
Next, for some converters, the caller can optionally set some converter-specific properties using additional calls to ConversionProperties::addOption( ). Many converters provide the ability to configure their behavior to some extent; this is realized through the use of properties that offer different options. The default property values for each converter can be interrogated using the method SBMLConverter::getDefaultProperties() on the converter class in question .
Finally, the caller should invoke the method SBMLDocument::convert( ) with the ConversionProperties object as an argument.
The following code fragment illustrates an example using SBMLReactionConverter, which is invoked using the option string "replaceReactions"
:
In the case of SBMLReactionConverter, there are no options to affect its behavior, so the next step is simply to invoke the converter on an SBMLDocument object. Continuing the example code:
Here is an example of using a converter that offers an option. The following code invokes SBMLStripPackageConverter to remove the SBML Level 3 Layout package from a model. It sets the name of the package to be removed by adding a value for the option named "package"
defined by that converter:
LibSBML provides a number of built-in converters; by convention, their names end in Converter. The following are the built-in converters provided by libSBML