Enum SequenceStream::FileType
Select the file type to read/write.

Defined in <seqan/seq_io.h>
Signature enum FileType;

Enum Values

AUTO_TYPE
Auto-detect format from file content on reading and from the file name on writing. If Auto-detection fails, PLAIN_TEXT is used.
BZ2
Force reading/writing with bzip compression.
GZ
Force reading/writing with gzip compression.
PLAIN_TEXT
Force reading/writing of plain text.

Detailed Description

The file type is the type of the file itself, i.e. plain text or compressed.

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