rwFASTA.h File Reference

Header file for reading and writing FASTA sequence files. More...

#include "rwmolecule.h"

Functions
int	readFASTA (Bstring &filename, Bmolgroup *molgroup)
	Reads FASTA format sequence files. More...
int	writeFASTA (Bstring &filename, Bmolgroup *molgroup)
	Writes FASTA format sequence files. More...

Detailed Description

Header file for reading and writing FASTA sequence files.

Author

Bernard Heymann

Date

Created: 20001112

Modified: 20001112

Format: Protein sequence file format

Function Documentation

readFASTA()

int readFASTA	(	Bstring &	filename,
		Bmolgroup *	molgroup
	)

Reads FASTA format sequence files.

Parameters

&filename	sequence file name.
*molgroup	molecule group.

Returns

int number of molecules read (<0 if reading failed).

FASTA format:
>1hiwa TRIMERIC HIV-1 MATRIX PROTEIN   MOLECULE: HIV-1 MATRIX PROTEIN;   CHAIN:
VLSGGELDKWEKIRLRPGGKKQYKLKHIVWASRELERFAVNPGLLETSEGCRQILGQLQPSLQTGSEELRSLYNTIAVLY
CVHQRIDVKDTKEALDKIEEEQNKSKKKAQQAAAD

writeFASTA()

int writeFASTA	(	Bstring &	filename,
		Bmolgroup *	molgroup
	)

Writes FASTA format sequence files.

Parameters

&filename	sequence file name.
*molgroup	molecule group.

Returns

int number of molecules written (<0 if writing failed).