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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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 email or the web:

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AUTHORS - Ewan Birney & Lincoln Stein

Email: birney@ebi.ac.uk lstein@cshl.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

next_primary_seq

Title   : next_seq
Usage   : $seq = $stream->next_seq()
Function: returns the next sequence in the stream
Returns : Bio::PrimarySeq 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    : Bio::Seq object