NAME

Bio::Factory::TreeFactoryI - Factory Interface for getting and writing trees from/to a data stream

SYNOPSIS

# get a $factory from somewhere Bio::TreeIO likely
my $treeio = new Bio::TreeIO(-format => 'newick', #this is phylip/newick format
			       -file   => 'file.tre');
my $treeout = new Bio::TreeIO(-format => 'nexus',
				-file   => ">file.nexus");

# convert tree formats from newick/phylip to nexus
while(my $tree = $treeio->next_tree) {
    $treeout->write_tree($treeout);
}

DESCRIPTION

This interface describes the minimal functions needed to get and write trees from a data stream. It is implemented by the Bio::TreeIO factory.

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AUTHOR - Jason Stajich

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APPENDIX

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

next_tree

Title   : next_tree
Usage   : my $tree = $factory->next_tree;
Function: Get a tree from the factory
Returns : L<Bio::Tree::TreeI>
Args    : none

write_tree

Title   : write_tree
Usage   : $treeio->write_tree($tree);
Function: Writes a tree onto the stream
Returns : none
Args    : L<Bio::Tree::TreeI>