process_ifcb_string: Process IFCB String

In iRfcb: Tools for Managing Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB) Data

Process IFCB String

Description

This helper function processes IFCB (Imaging FlowCytobot) filenames and extracts the date component in YYYYMMDD format. It supports two formats:

• IFCB1_2014_188_222013: Extracts the date using year and day-of-year information.

• D20240101T120000_IFCB1: Extracts the date directly from the timestamp.

Usage

process_ifcb_string(ifcb_string, quiet = FALSE)

Arguments

ifcb_string	A character vector of IFCB filenames to process.
quiet	A logical indicating whether to suppress messages for unknown formats. Defaults to FALSE.

Value

A character vector containing extracted dates in YYYYMMDD format, or NA for unknown formats.

Examples

# Example 1: Process a string in the 'IFCB1_2014_188_222013' format
process_ifcb_string("IFCB1_2014_188_222013")

# Example 2: Process a string in the 'D20240101T120000_IFCB1' format
process_ifcb_string("D20240101T120000_IFCB1")

# Example 3: Process an unknown format
process_ifcb_string("UnknownFormat_12345")

iRfcb documentation built on April 16, 2025, 1:09 a.m.