module BioTCM::Databases::HGNC::Extentions::String

{HGNC}'s extention to String

Public Instance Methods

formal_symbol?() click to toggle source

Check the gene symbol whether formal

# File lib/biotcm/databases/hgnc/core_ext.rb, line 20
def formal_symbol?
  empty? ? false : self == to_formal_symbol
end
formalize_symbol() click to toggle source

Formalize the gene symbol @return '' if fails to formalize @deprecated Use {#to_formal_symbol} instead

# File lib/biotcm/databases/hgnc/core_ext.rb, line 9
def formalize_symbol
  to_formal_symbol
end
to_formal_symbol() click to toggle source

Convert to a formal symbol @return '' if fails to formalize

# File lib/biotcm/databases/hgnc/core_ext.rb, line 15
def to_formal_symbol
  symbol2hgncid.hgncid2symbol
end