export.as.xml: Export trees & data in XML format

In phytools: Phylogenetic Tools for Comparative Biology (and Other Things)

Export trees & data in XML format

Description

Exports trees & character data in XML format.

Usage

export.as.xml(file, trees, X)

Arguments

file	filename for export.
trees	a phylogenetic tree or trees in "phylo" or "multiPhylo" format.
X	a matrix of class "DNAbin" or a matrix with discretely valued non-DNA character data.

Details

Can be used to create input file for the program SIMMAP v1.5 (Bollback 2006).

Value

A file.

Author(s)

Liam Revell [e-mail]

References

Bollback, J. P. (2006) Stochastic character mapping of discrete traits on phylogenies. BMC Bioinformatics, 7, 88.

Revell, L. J. (2024) phytools 2.0: an updated R ecosystem for phylogenetic comparative methods (and other things). PeerJ, 12, e16505.

See Also

make.simmap, read.nexus, read.simmap, write.simmap

phytools documentation built on Nov. 5, 2025, 5:11 p.m.