getType-methods {KEGGgraph} | R Documentation

## Get type attribute

### Description

This method can be used to extract generic type attribute from several objects implemented in KEGGgraph package.

The meanings and descriptions of the types can be found at KGML manual listed in the reference.

### Methods

object = "KEGGEdge"
  An object of `KEGGEdge-class`
object = "KEGGNode"
  An object of `KEGGNode-class`
object = "KEGGReaction"
  An object of `KEGGReaction-class`

### Author(s)

Jitao David Zhang mailto:j.zhang@dkfz.de

### References

KGML Manual http://www.genome.jp/kegg/docs/xml/

### Examples

    mapfile <- system.file("extdata/map00260.xml", package="KEGGgraph")
    maptest <- parseKGML(mapfile)

    ## node type
    node <- nodes(maptest)[[3]]
    getType(node)

    ## edge type
    edge <- edges(maptest)[[5]]
    getType(edge)

    ## reaction type
    reaction <- getReactions(maptest)[[5]]
    getType(reaction)

[Package KEGGgraph version 1.1.0 Index]