vcf_open {WhopGenome} | R Documentation |
Open the specified VCF file and return a filehandle for subsequent access.
vcf_open(filename)
filename |
A filename of a tabix-indexed and gzip-compressed VCF file |
Use .Call("VCF_open", filename ) to eliminate the overhead of using the R wrapper function.
A VCF file handle, used in most VCF functions
Ulrich Wittelsbuerger
vcffile <- vcf_open( system.file( "extdata", "ex.vcf.gz" , package="WhopGenome") )