The R function for converting Genomic Ranges data structure to the chromDraw dat format.

Description

The R function for converting Genomic Ranges data structure to the chromDraw dat format. Output of this function is file "data.txt" in the working directory.

Usage

convertInputData(karyotypes)

Arguments

Value

return exit state.

Examples

#load package
library(GenomicRanges)

#data generating
karyotype1 <- GRanges(seqnames =Rle(c("Ack1", "Ack2"), c(5, 5)),ranges = 
IRanges(start = c(0, 400000,0,3300000,6000000,0,2500000,0,3800000,6400000), 
        end = c(400000,3300000,0,6000000,10400000,2500000,3800000,0,6400000,14800000), 
        names = c("A","B","CENTROMERE","C","D","E","F","CENTROMERE","G","H")),  
        color = c("orange","yellow","","orange","red","green","green","","red","orange"));

karyotype2 <- GRanges(seqnames =Rle(c("Ack3", "Ack4"), c(4, 4)),ranges = 
IRanges(start = c(0,0, 2400000,3500000,0,0,2400000,6700000), 
        end = c(2400000,0,3500000,12200000,2400000,0,6700000,9200000), 
        names = c("I","CENTROMERE","J","K","L","CENTROMERE","M","N")), 
        color = c("light_blue","","orange","red","pink","","red","light_blue"));

inputData <- list(karyotype1,karyotype2);

#run the function for generate chromDraw data file.
convertInputData(inputData);