| NewickFormatter Class |
Formats a PhylogeneticTree object into newick text (usually a file).
The output is formatted according to the Newick format. A method is
also provided for quickly accessing the content in string form
for applications that do not need to first write to file.
Documentation for the latest Newick file format can be found at
http://evolution.genetics.washington.edu/phylip/newicktree.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newick_format
Inheritance HierarchyNamespace: Bio.IO.Newick
Assembly: Bio.Core (in Bio.Core.dll) Version: 2.0.0.1 (2.0.0.1)
SyntaxThe NewickFormatter type exposes the following members.
Constructors| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | NewickFormatter | Initializes a new instance of the NewickFormatter class |
Properties| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Description |
Gets the description of Newick formatter.
This is intended to give developers some information
of the formatter class. This property returns a simple description of what the
NewickFormatter class achieves.
|
| Name |
Gets the type of Formatter i.e NEWICK.
This is intended to give developers some information
of the formatter class.
|
| SupportedFileTypes |
Gets a comma separated values of the possible
file extensions for a newick file.
|
Methods| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Equals | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
 | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Format |
Writes a PhylogeneticTree to the writer.
|
| GetHashCode | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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