MIAxE {Biobase} | R Documentation

## MIAxE objects

### Description

The `MIAxE` virtual class is a general container for storing experiment metadata. Information such as experimental design, samples, normalization methods and pre-processing information can be stored in these objets.

The `MIAxE` class is virtual and `MIAxE` objects cannot be instantiated directly. The following classes derive directly from the `MIAxE` class: MIAME.

### Slots

Introduced in `MIAxE`:

`.__classVersion__`:

  A `Versions` object describing the `MIAxE` version number. Intended for developer use.

### Methods

Standard generic methods:

`show(object)`

  Informatively display object contents.

### Author(s)

Biocore team

### See Also

Related classes `MIAME-class`, `ExpressionSet-class`. Derived classes `MIAME-class`.

### Examples

    # Create a new class
    MyData <- setClass("MyData", contains="MIAxE")
    MyData()

    # MIAxE objects cannot be instantiated directly
    try(new("MIAxE"))

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