Bio::AlignIO::fasta(3)

NAME
Bio::AlignIO::fasta - fasta MSA Sequence input/output stream

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

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

FEEDBACK

  Support
Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:

bioperl-l@bioperl.org

rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible.

  Reporting Bugs
Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web:

  http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/

AUTHORS
Peter Schattner

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

  next_aln
 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

  write_aln
 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

  _get_len
 Title   : _get_len
 Usage   :
 Function: determine number of alphabetic chars
 Returns : integer
 Args    : sequence string

  width
 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)