R: Adding Information In An Object Of Class '"rCGH"'

setInfo<–methods {rCGH}

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Adding Information In An Object Of Class `"rCGH"`

Description

This function allows the user to store any type of supplementaty information in an object of class "rCGH".

Usage

## S4 replacement method for signature 'rCGH'
setInfo(object, item = NULL) <- value

Arguments

`object`	: An object of class `"rCGH"`
`item`	: character. An item name to store. Default is `NULL`.
`value`	: any. A value to store.

Value

An object of class "rCGH"

Warning

When either item or value is NULL, an error is returned.

Author(s)

Frederic Commo

Examples


filePath <- system.file("extdata", "Affy_cytoScan.cyhd.CN5.CNCHP.txt.bz2",
    package = "rCGH")
cgh <- readAffyCytoScan(filePath, sampleName = "AffyScHD")

# When supplementary information is added,
# numerical, logical, or strings are supported
setInfo(cgh, "someItem1") <- 35
setInfo(cgh, "someItem2") <- TRUE
setInfo(cgh, "someItem3") <- "someComment"
getInfo(cgh)

# or to get back specific items
getInfo(cgh, c("someItem1", "someItem3"))

[Package rCGH version 1.8.1 Index]

Adding Information In An Object Of Class "rCGH"