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bl_fastx_qual_len(3)	    Library Functions Manual	    bl_fastx_qual_len(3)

NAME
     bl_fastx_qual_len() - Return length of FASTQ quality line, 0 if FASTA

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

SYNOPSIS
     size_t  bl_fastx_qual_len(bl_fastx_t *record)

ARGUMENTS
     record  Pointer to the bl_fastx_t structure

DESCRIPTION
     Return the length of the qual 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
     generated	and  0	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
     Length of the qual string

EXAMPLES
     bl_fastx_t  record = BL_FASTX_INIT;

     bl_fastx_init(stdin, &record);
     bl_fastx_read(stdin, &record);
     printf("Qual string length = %zun", bl_fastx_qual_len(&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_qual_len(3)

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