Bio::SeqIO::qual(3)

NAME
Bio::SeqIO::Qual - .qual file input/output stream

SYNOPSIS
Do not use this module directly. Use it via the Bio::SeqIO class (see Bio::SeqIO for details).

DESCRIPTION
This object can transform .qual (similar to fasta) objects to and from Bio::Seq::SeqWithQuality objects. See Bio::Seq::SeqWithQuality for details.

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AUTHOR Chad Matsalla
Chad Matsalla bioinformatics@dieselwurks.com

CONTRIBUTORS
Jason Stajich, jason@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   : $scf = $stream->next_seq()
 Function: returns the next scf sequence in the stream
 Returns : Bio::Seq::PrimaryQual object
 Notes   : Get the next quality sequence from the stream.

  _next_qual
 Title   : _next_qual
 Usage   : $seq = $stream->_next_qual() (but do not do
           that. Use $stream->next_seq() instead)
 Function: returns the next quality in the stream
 Returns : Bio::Seq::PrimaryQual object
 Args    : NONE
 Notes   : An internal method. Gets the next quality in
        the stream.

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

  write_seq
 Title   : write_seq(-source => $source, -header => "some information")
 Usage   : $obj->write_seq(     -source => $source,
                                -header => "some information");
 Function: Write out an list of quality values to a fasta-style file.
 Returns : Nothing.
 Args    : Requires: a reference to a SeqWithQuality object or a
        PrimaryQual object as the -source. Optional: information
        for the header.
 Notes   : If no -header is provided, $obj->id() will be used where
        $obj is a reference to either a SeqWithQuality object or a
        PrimaryQual object. If $source->id() fails, ">unknown" will be
        the header. If the SeqWithQuality object has $source->length() of
        "DIFFERENT" (read the pod, luke), write_seq will use the length
        of the PrimaryQual object within the SeqWithQuality object.