vcf_readLineRaw:
Read a line of data from the given VCF file and return it as a string without postprocessing.
Description
Read a line of data from the given VCF file and return it as a string without postprocessing.
Usage
vcf_readLineRaw( vcffh, res )
vcf_readLineRawFiltered( vcffh, res )
Arguments
vcffh
VCF file handle
res
DEPRECATED : string variable receiving the data read from the file
Value
For the 1-argument versions:
A raw string representing a line of data from the file or FALSE if no more lines to readFor the 2-argument versions:
TRUE/FALSE whether another line could be read. The line itself is stored in the variable given for
Details
NOTE : The 2-argument version is DEPRECATED and will cause warning messages!
vcf_readLineRawFiltered applies the filtering rules (see vcf_describefilters) and does not return any lines
that do not pass the filter rules.
Use .Call("VCF_readLineRaw", vcffh ) and .Call("VCF_readLineRawFiltered", vcffh ) respectively,
to eliminate the overhead of using the R wrapper function.