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Module Biocaml_strandName (.ml)

Strand names.

module Biocaml_strandName:
sig
type t
Type of strand.
val equal : t -> t -> bool
val compare : t -> t -> int
exception Bad of string
Raised when encountering an ill-formed strand.
val of_string : string -> t option
Convert string to chromosome name if possible.
val of_string_exn : string -> t
Like of_string but raise Bad if conversion not possible.
val to_string : t -> string
String representation of a strand. Only guarantee is that returned string can be converted back using of_string.
val minus_plus : t -> string
Return "-" or "+".
val rev_fwd : t -> string
Return "rev" or "fwd".
end