Added a method to reverse-complement a String object, preserving 'N' and '.' bases.

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kiran 2009-05-21 19:39:39 +00:00
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@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ public class BaseUtils {
}
/**
* Reverse complement a byte array of bases
* Reverse complement a byte array of bases (that is, chars casted to bytes, *not* base indices in byte form)
*
* @param bases the byte array of bases
* @return the reverse complement of the base byte array
*/
@ -126,6 +127,25 @@ public class BaseUtils {
return rcbases;
}
/**
* Reverse complement a String of bases. Preserves ambiguous bases.
*
* @param bases the String of bases
* @return the reverse complement of the String
*/
static public String simpleReverseComplement(String bases) {
char[] rcbases = new char[bases.length()];
for (int i = 0; i < bases.length(); i++) {
char base = bases.charAt(bases.length() - 1);
char rcbase = (base == 'N' || base == '.') ? base : (char) simpleComplement(base);
rcbases[i] = rcbase;
}
return new String(rcbases);
}
/**
* Reverse a byte array of bases
* @param bases the byte array of bases