Retrieve and set channel names from object
This generic function reports or updates the channels in an object.
channelNames(object, ...) channelNames(object, ...) <- value
object |
An S4 object, typically derived from class
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value |
Replacement value, either a character vector (to re-order existing channel names or a named character vector or list (to change channel names from the vector elements to the corresponding names). |
... |
Additional argument, not currently used. |
channelNames returns the names of the channels in a defined
order. Change the order using the replacement method with a permuation
of the channel names as value. Rename channels using the
replacement method with a named list, where the vector elements are a
permutation of the current channels, with corresponding names the new
identifier for the channel.
character.
Biocore
## channelNames default to alphabetical order of channels
obj <- NChannelSet(
R=matrix(runif(100), 20, 5),
G=matrix(-runif(100), 20, 5))
channelNames(obj)
channelNames(obj) <- c(Gn="G", Rd="R") ## rename
channelNames(obj)
channelNames(obj) <- c("Rd", "Gn") ## reorder
channelNames(obj)
all(assayData(obj)[["Gn"]] <= 0)
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