Module Biocaml_strand (.ml)

Strand names. There are various conventions for referring to the two strands of DNA. This module provides an of_string function that parses the various conventions into a canonical representation, which we define to be '-' or '+'.

module Biocaml_strand: 
sig
type t = private char 
Only valid values are '-' or '+'.
val minus : t
val plus : t
val of_string : string -> t Core.Std.Or_error.t
Convert string to strand name if possible.
val minus_plus : t -> char
Return '-' or '+'.
val rev_fwd : t -> string
Return "rev" or "fwd".
end