bwDataHeader_t Struct Reference

The header section of a given data block. More...

#include <bwValues.h>

Data Fields
uint32_t	tid
uint32_t	start
uint32_t	end
uint32_t	step
uint32_t	span
uint8_t	type
uint16_t	nItems

Detailed Description

The header section of a given data block.

There are 3 types of data blocks in bigWig files, each with slightly different needs. This is all taken care of internally.

Field Documentation

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uint32_t bwDataHeader_t::end

The end position of a block

nItems

uint16_t bwDataHeader_t::nItems

The number of values in a given block.

span

uint32_t bwDataHeader_t::span

The span of each data value

start

uint32_t bwDataHeader_t::start

The start position of a block

step

uint32_t bwDataHeader_t::step

The step size of the values

tid

uint32_t bwDataHeader_t::tid

The chromosome ID.

type

uint8_t bwDataHeader_t::type

The block type: 1, bedGraph; 2, variable step; 3, fixed step.

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• bwValues.h