Method: Ensembl::Core::Sliceable#slice

Defined in:
lib/bio-ensembl/core/activerecord.rb

#slice ⇒ Ensembl::Core::Slice

The Sliceable#slice method takes the coordinates on a reference and creates a Ensembl::Core::Slice object.

Returns:



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# File 'lib/bio-ensembl/core/activerecord.rb', line 86

def slice
  start, stop, strand = nil, nil, nil
  
	if self.class == Ensembl::Core::Intron or self.class.column_names.include?('seq_region_start')
    start = self.seq_region_start
  end
	if self.class == Ensembl::Core::Intron or self.class.column_names.include?('seq_region_end')
    stop = self.seq_region_end
  end
	if self.class == Ensembl::Core::Intron or self.class.column_names.include?('seq_region_strand')
    strand = self.seq_region_strand
	else #FIXME: we shouldn't do this, but can't #project if no strand given
    strand = 1
  end

  return Ensembl::Core::Slice.new(self.seq_region, start, stop, strand)
end