ndex_network_get_aspect: Get a Network Aspect As CX

In ndexr: NDEx R client library

Description

This function retrieves the provided aspect as CX. The result is the same as accessing an aspect of a RCX object.

Usage

ndex_network_get_aspect(ndexcon, networkId, aspect, size)

Arguments

ndexcon	object of class NDExConnection linkndex_connect
networkId	character; unique ID of the network
aspect	character; name of the aspect
size	integer; specifies the number of elements returned

Value

data.frame of the aspect data (the same as rcx[[aspectName]])

REST query

GET: ndex_config$api$network$aspect$getMetaDataByName

Note

Compatible to NDEx server version 1.3 and 2.0, but doesn't work for version 1.3

Examples

## Establish a server connection
ndexcon = ndex_connect()
## Find a network and get its UUID
networks = ndex_find_networks(ndexcon,"p53", "nci-pid")
networkId = networks[1,"externalId"]
## Get the aspect of a network
aspect = ndex_network_get_aspect(ndexcon, networkId, 'nodeAttributes')
# limit the returned elements of the aspect to the first 10 elements
aspect = ndex_network_get_aspect(ndexcon, networkId, 'nodeAttributes', 10)

ndexr documentation built on March 13, 2021, 2 a.m.