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bl_fastx_plus(3)	    Library Functions Manual		bl_fastx_plus(3)

NAME
     bl_fastx_plus() - Return '+' line of a FASTQ object, NULL if FASTA

LIBRARY
     #include <biolibc/fastx.h>
     -lbiolibc -lxtend

SYNOPSIS
     char    *bl_fastx_plus(bl_fastx_t *record)

ARGUMENTS
     record  Pointer to the bl_fastx_t structure

DESCRIPTION
     Return  a	pointer  to  the + string of a FASTQ record.  The record must be
     initialized with bl_fastx_init(3)	and  populated	by  bl_fastx_read(3)  or
     other means.  If the format if the FASTX stream is FASTA, a warning is gen-
     erated  and  NULL	is returned.  Previously used variables may be reused to
     process another record in the same format (FASTA or FASTQ) or reinitialized
     by bl_fastx_free(3);

RETURN VALUES
     Pointer to the + string, or NULL if FASTA

EXAMPLES
     bl_fastx_t  record = BL_FASTX_INIT;

     bl_fastx_init(stdin, &record);
     bl_fastx_read(stdin, &record);
     printf("+ string = %sn", bl_fastx_plus(&record));
     bl_fastx_free(&record);

SEE ALSO
     bl_fastx_init(3), bl_fastx_read(3), bl_fastx_write(3), bl_fastx_free(3)

								bl_fastx_plus(3)

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