Method 
eri_reader 
 
Classpackage  
G::Ecell::Reader; 
 
 
Function 
Reads in e-cell rule files 
 
Description 
This method reads in the eri file of e-cell, and parses the information and returns 
the result.   
The returned value is a somewhat complex 3D hash.   
Requirements 
none 
 
applications 
none 
 
data 
none 
 
Parameters 
essential 
 
first     string    .eri_file    e-cell rule file 
 
option 
none 
 
Returns 
first   variable      pointer of hash 
 
Usage 
(hash)=&Ecell_rule(string .eri_file); 
 
Input file  
E-cell rule file 
 
Output file  
none 
 
References 
none  
 
Comments 
none 
 
Authors 
This method was written by Koya Mori(Mory@g-language.org) at Institute for Advanced Biosciences Keio Univ.  
 
 
History 
Written 05 July  2001 - Koya Mori