Module Biocaml_unix.Strand

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 '+'.

type t = private char

Only valid values are '-' or '+'.

val minus : t
val plus : t
val of_string : string -> t Core_kernel.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".