Method stringDNAtoByte

src/main/java/com/rtg/mode/DNA.java:261–267

Convert a string containing valid nucleotide characters into a byte array with values (0=N, ... 4=T). @param dna the string to be converted. @return the byte array.

(final String dna)

   * @return the byte array.
   */
  public static byte[] stringDNAtoByte(final String dna) {
    final byte[] dnaBytes = new byte[dna.length()];
    for (int i = 0; i < dna.length(); ++i) {
      dnaBytes[i] = (byte) getDNA(dna.charAt(i));
    }
    return dnaBytes;
  }

  /**
   * Convert a byte array containing valid nucleotide characters into a byte array