Utils (htsjdk 2.24.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- htsjdk.samtools.cram.build.Utils

```
public final class Utils
extends Object
```

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static byte`	`normalizeBase(byte base)`	CRAM operates with upper case bases, so both read and ref bases should be upper-cased and vocab controlled.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - normalizeBase
```
public static byte normalizeBase(byte base)
```
    CRAM operates with upper case bases, so both read and ref bases should be upper-cased and vocab controlled. This method does exactly this: upper case acgt and replace everything else with N.
    
    Parameters:
    
    base - a base to normalize
    
    Returns:
    
    a normalized base