rphast (version 1.0)

guess.format.msa: MSA Format From Filename Extension

Description

Guess the format of an MSA file by looking at the filename extension.

Usage

guess.format.msa(filename)

Arguments

filename

The name of an MSA file

Value

• A string describing an MSA file (one of "MAF", "FASTA", "LAV", "SS", "MPM", "PHYLIP"), or NULL if a guess can't be made based on the file extension.

See Also

validFormatStr.msa

Examples

guess.format.msa("file/asdf.fa")
guess.format.msa("blahblah.maf")
guess.format.msa("abcd/efg/hij.ss")
guess.format.msa("maf.fasta.lav")
guess.format.msa("helloWorld")