NAME

Bio::AlignIO::selex - selex sequence input/output stream

SYNOPSIS

# Do not use this module directly.  Use it via the L<Bio::AlignIO> class.

use Bio::AlignIO;
use strict;

my $in = Bio::AlignIO->new(-format => 'selex',
                           -file   => 't/data/testaln.selex');
while( my $aln = $in->next_aln ) {

}

DESCRIPTION

This object can transform Bio::Align::AlignI objects to and from selex flat file databases.

FEEDBACK

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

Email: schattner@alum.mit.edu

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_aln

Title   : next_aln
Usage   : $aln = $stream->next_aln()
Function: returns the next alignment in the stream. Tries to read *all* selex
         It reads all non whitespace characters in the alignment
         area. For selexs with weird gaps (eg ~~~) map them by using
         $al->map_chars('~','-')
Returns : L<Bio::Align::AlignI> object
Args    : NONE

write_aln

Title   : write_aln
Usage   : $stream->write_aln(@aln)
Function: writes the $aln object into the stream in selex format
Returns : 1 for success and 0 for error
Args    : L<Bio::Align::AlignI> object