int Ladder :: MergeLocusIntoLadder (const Locus* locus) {
// This combines info and then computes the rest
Locus* matchingLocus = FindLocusByName (locus->GetName ());
if (matchingLocus == NULL) {
cout << "Could not find locus matching name: " << locus->GetName ().GetData () << endl;
return -1;
}
matchingLocus->SetFirstCoreLocusBP (locus->GetFirstCoreLocusBP ());
matchingLocus->SetFirstExtendedAllele (locus->GetFirstExtendedAllele ());
matchingLocus->SetLastExtendedAllele (locus->GetLastExtendedAllele ());
matchingLocus->ComputeAllBPs ();
matchingLocus->SetMinMaxSearchILSBP (locus->GetMinSearchILSBP (), locus->GetMaxSearchILSBP ());
matchingLocus->AdjustSearchRegion ();
matchingLocus->SetMerged ();
return 0;
}
