Bio::SeqIO::fasta(3)

NAME
Bio::SeqIO::fasta - fasta sequence input/output stream

SYNOPSIS
Do not use this module directly. Use it via the Bio::SeqIO class.

DESCRIPTION
This object can transform Bio::Seq objects to and from fasta flat file databases.

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AUTHORS - Ewan Birney & Lincoln Stein
Email: birney@ebi.ac.uk
       lstein@cshl.org

CONTRIBUTORS
Jason Stajich, jason-at-bioperl.org

APPENDIX
The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _

  next_seq
 Title   : next_seq
 Usage   : $seq = $stream->next_seq()
 Function: returns the next sequence in the stream
 Returns : Bio::Seq object
 Args    : NONE

  write_seq
 Title   : write_seq
 Usage   : $stream->write_seq(@seq)
 Function: writes the $seq object into the stream
 Returns : 1 for success and 0 for error
 Args    : array of 1 to n Bio::PrimarySeqI objects

  width
 Title   : width
 Usage   : $obj->width($newval)
 Function: Get/Set the line width for FASTA output
 Returns : value of width
 Args    : newvalue (optional)

  preferred_id_type
 Title   : preferred_id_type
 Usage   : $obj->preferred_id_type('accession')
 Function: Get/Set the preferred type of identifier to use in the ">ID" position
           for FASTA output.
 Returns : string, one of values defined in @Bio::SeqIO::fasta::SEQ_ID_TYPES.
           Default = $Bio::SeqIO::fasta::DEFAULT_SEQ_ID_TYPE ('display').
 Args    : string when setting. This must be one of values defined in
           @Bio::SeqIO::fasta::SEQ_ID_TYPES. Allowable values:
           accession, accession.version, display, primary
 Throws  : fatal exception if the supplied id type is not in @SEQ_ID_TYPES.