+ ">" + seq_name + $/ + seq + $/
+ end
+
+ # Method that given a Seq entry returns a FASTQ entry (a string).
+ def to_fastq
+ raise SeqError, "Missing seq_name" if self.seq_name.nil?
+ raise SeqError, "Missing seq" if self.seq.nil?
+ raise SeqError, "Missing qual" if self.qual.nil?
+
+ seq_name = self.seq_name.to_s
+ seq = self.seq.to_s
+ qual = self.qual.to_s
+
+ "@" + seq_name + $/ + seq + $/ + "+" + $/ + qual + $/