GenomicTools.fileHandler (version 0.1.5.9)

importFQ: Importing a Fastq File.

Description

This function imports a standard fastq file

Usage

importFQ(file)

Arguments

file

Specifies the filename/path

Value

An object of class fq containing the sequences and the quality meausure. The names correspond to the sequence names given in the fasta file.

Details

This function imports a standard fastq file that consists out of blocks of four lines per entry

See Also

print.fq, summary.fq

Examples

# NOT RUN {
 # Define here the location on HDD for the example file
   fpath <- system.file("extdata","example.fastq", package="GenomicTools.fileHandler")
 # Import the example fastq file  
   fastqFile <- importFQ(file=fpath)
 
# }