Method: String#to_list

Defined in:
lib/viral_seq/string.rb

#to_list ⇒ Array

parse IUPAC nucleotide ambiguity codes (W S M K R Y B D H V N) as String if String.size == 1

Examples:

parse IUPAC R

'R'.to_list
=> ["A", "G"]

Returns:

  • (Array) —

    parsed nt bases



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# File 'lib/viral_seq/string.rb', line 65

def to_list
  list = []
  case self.upcase
  when /[A|T|C|G]/
    list << self
  when "W"
    list = ['A','T']
  when "S"
    list = ['C','G']
  when "M"
    list = ['A','C']
  when 'K'
    list = ['G','C']
  when 'R'
    list = ['A','G']
  when 'Y'
    list = ['C','T']
  when 'B'
    list = ['C','G','T']
  when 'D'
    list = ['A','G','T']
  when 'H'
    list = ['A','C','T']
  when 'V'
    list = ['A','C','G']
  when 'N'
    list = ['A','T','C','G']
  end
  return list
end