Parse sample rename pairs from string — parse_samples_to

Parses a string containing sample rename pairs in format "old:new,old2:new2" and returns a named list where names are old sample names and values are new names.

Usage

parse_samples_to_rename(x)

Arguments

x: character string with rename pairs in format "old:new,old2:new2"

Value

named list with old names as keys and new names as values, or NULL if empty

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
parse_samples_to_rename("sample1:S1,sample2:S2")
parse_samples_to_rename("")
} # }