\HeaderA{readArr}{Read ARR sample attribute files}{readArr}
\keyword{classes}{readArr}
\begin{Description}\relax
This functions reads the content of Affymetrix ARR sample attribute
files created by GeneChip(R) Command Console. Objects are represented
as R classes. Navigation and extraction of data are described in the
vignette `Retrieving MAGE and ARR sample attributes'.
\end{Description}
\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}
readArr(fls, ...)
\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
\begin{Arguments}
\begin{ldescription}
\item[\code{fls}] A character vector containing the paths to files to be
read.
\item[\code{...}] Additional arguments, currently unused.
\end{ldescription}
\end{Arguments}
\begin{Value}
An object or list of objects of class \code{ArrayFileSet}, depending
on whether one or several file paths are provided.
\end{Value}
\begin{Author}\relax
Martin Morgan
\end{Author}
\begin{SeeAlso}\relax
The vignette `Retrieving MAGE and ARR sample attributes' for detailed
illustration of use.

\code{\LinkA{xclass}{xclass}} and \code{\LinkA{readXml}{readXml}} for advanced access
methods.
\end{SeeAlso}
\begin{Examples}
\begin{ExampleCode}
dir <- system.file("extdata", "ARR", package="AffyCompatible")
fls <- list.files(dir, full=TRUE)
readArr(fls[[1]])
readArr(fls)
\end{ExampleCode}
\end{Examples}

