nucleR (version 2.4.0)

export.wig: Export values in WIG format

Description

Export coverage/intensity values in WIG format, compatible with UCSC genome browser, IGB, and others

Usage

export.wig(data, name, chrom="", filepath=name)

Arguments

data

Coverage/intensity values (numeric

name

Name of the track

chrom

Information about chromosome if not inferrable from data (only for numeric vectors)

filepath

Filepath where to save the object. Chromosome name and "wig" extension will be automatically added

Value

(none)

References

WIG format specification: http://genome.ucsc.edu/FAQ/FAQformat#format6

Examples

	## Not run: 
# 		#Load data
# 		data(nucleosome_htseq)
# 		cover = coverage.rpm(nucleosome_htseq)
# 		
# 
# 		#Create wig file
# 		export.wig(cover, name="example_track")
# 		
# 		#This would create the file "example_track.chr1.wig" with:
# 	
# 		#track type=wiggle_0 name="example_track"
# 		#fixedStep chrom=chr1 start=1 step=1
# 		#55.55247
# 		#55.55247
# 		#55.55247
# 		#277.7623
# 		#388.8673
# 		#...
# 	## End(Not run)