NAME

Bio::Matrix::IO::phylip - A parser for PHYLIP distance matricies

SYNOPSIS

  use Bio::Matrix::IO;
  my $parser = Bio::Matrix::IO->new(-format   => 'phylip',
                                   -file     => 't/data/phylipdist.out');
  my $matrix = $parser->next_matrix;

DESCRIPTION

This is a parser for PHYLIP distance matrix output.

FEEDBACK

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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

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AUTHOR - Jason Stajich

Email jason-at-bioperl-dot.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::Matrix::IO::phylip->new();
 Function: Builds a new Bio::Matrix::IO::phylip object 
 Returns : an instance of Bio::Matrix::IO::phylip
 Args    :

next_matrix

 Title   : next_matrix
 Usage   : my $matrix = $parser->next_matrix
 Function: Get the next result set from parser data
 Returns : L<Bio::Matrix::PhylipDist>
 Args    : none

write_matrix

 Title   : write_matrix
 Usage   : $matio->write_matrix($matrix)
 Function: Write out a matrix in the phylip distance format
 Returns : none
 Args    : L<Bio::Matrix::PhylipDist>