methylRawListDB-class: An S4 class for holding a list of methylRawDB objects.

Description Slots Constructor Examples

Description

This class stores the list of methylRawDB objects. Functions such as lapply can be used on this list. It extends list class. This object is primarily produced by methRead function.

Slots

treatment

numeric vector denoting control and test samples

.Data

a list of methylRawDB objects

Constructor

methylRawListDB(...)

combine multiple methylRawDB objects supplied in ... into a methylRawListDB object.

Examples

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file.list=list( system.file("extdata", "test1.myCpG.txt", 
package = "methylKit"),
                system.file("extdata", "test2.myCpG.txt", 
                package = "methylKit"),
                system.file("extdata", "control1.myCpG.txt", 
                package = "methylKit"),
                system.file("extdata", "control2.myCpG.txt", 
                package = "methylKit") )

methylRawListDB.obj <- methRead(file.list,
sample.id = list("test1","test2","ctrl1","ctrl2"),
                            assembly = "hg18",treatment = c(1,1,0,0),
                            dbtype = "tabix",dbdir = "methylDB")

#applying functions designed for methylRawDB on methylRawListDB object
lapply(methylRawListDB.obj,"getAssembly")


# remove Database again
rm(methylRawListDB.obj)
unlink("methylDB",recursive=TRUE)

methylKit documentation built on Jan. 30, 2021, 2 a.m.