Bio::AlignIO::fasta - fasta MSA Sequence input/output stream
Do not use this module directly. Use it via the Bio::AlignIO class.
This object can transform Bio::SimpleAlign objects to and from fasta flat files.
This is for the fasta alignment format, not for the FastA sequence analysis
program. To process the alignments from FastA (FastX, FastN, FastP, tFastA,
etc) use the Bio::SearchIO module.
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The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal
methods are usually preceded with a _
Title : next_aln
Usage : $aln = $stream->next_aln
Function: returns the next alignment in the stream.
Returns : Bio::Align::AlignI object - returns 0 on end of file
or on error
Args : -width => optional argument to specify the width sequence
will be written (60 chars by default)
See Bio::Align::AlignI
Title : write_aln
Usage : $stream->write_aln(@aln)
Function: writes the $aln object into the stream in fasta format
Returns : 1 for success and 0 for error
Args : L<Bio::Align::AlignI> object
See Bio::Align::AlignI
Title : _get_len
Usage :
Function: determine number of alphabetic chars
Returns : integer
Args : sequence string
Title : width
Usage : $obj->width($newwidth)
$width = $obj->width;
Function: Get/set width of alignment
Returns : integer value of width
Args : on set, new value (a scalar or undef, optional)