Last data update: 2014.03.03
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R: Open the specified VCF file and return a filehandle for...
Open the specified VCF file and return a filehandle for subsequent access.
Description
Open the specified VCF file and return a filehandle for subsequent access.
Usage
vcf_open(filename)
Arguments
filename |
A filename of a tabix-indexed and gzip-compressed VCF file
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Details
Use .Call("VCF_open", filename ) to eliminate the overhead of using the R wrapper function.
Value
A VCF file handle, used in most VCF functions
Author(s)
Ulrich Wittelsbuerger
Examples
vcffile <- vcf_open( system.file( "extdata", "ex.vcf.gz" , package="WhopGenome") )
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