Bio::SeqIO::fasta(3pm)					User Contributed Perl Documentation				    Bio::SeqIO::fasta(3pm)

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.

FEEDBACK

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       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.

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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, or nothing if no more available
	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 or more 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.

perl v5.14.2							    2012-03-02						    Bio::SeqIO::fasta(3pm)