NAME

Bio::TreeIO::tabtree - A simple output format which displays a tree as an ASCII drawing

SYNOPSIS

use Bio::TreeIO;
my $in = Bio::TreeIO->new(-file => 'input', -format => 'newick');
my $out = Bio::TreeIO->new(-file => '>output', -format => 'tabtree');

while( my $tree = $in->next_tree ) {
    $out->write_tree($tree);
}

DESCRIPTION

This is a made up format just for outputting trees as an ASCII drawing.

FEEDBACK

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bioperl-l@bioperl.org                  - General discussion
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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 of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web:

https://redmine.open-bio.org/projects/bioperl/

AUTHOR - Jason Stajich

Email jason@bioperl.org

APPENDIX

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

new

Title   : new
Usage   : my $obj = Bio::TreeIO::tabtree->new();
Function: Builds a new Bio::TreeIO::tabtree object 
Returns : Bio::TreeIO::tabtree
Args    :

write_tree

Title   : write_tree
Usage   : $treeio->write_tree($tree);
Function: Write a tree out to data stream in newick/phylip format
Returns : none
Args    : Bio::Tree::TreeI object

next_tree

Title   : next_tree
Usage   : 
Function: Sorry not possible with this format
Returns : none
Args    : none