parse_extension: Parse NIfTI Extension Data

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Parse NIfTI Extension Data

Description

Parses the raw data in a NIfTI extension based on its extension code. Provides specialized parsing for known extension types.

Usage

parse_extension(ext, ...)

Arguments

ext	A NiftiExtension-class object.
...	Additional arguments passed to type-specific parsers.

Value

Parsed data in an appropriate format:

• ecode 4 (AFNI): An XML document (if xml2 available) or character string

• ecode 6 (comment): Character string

• Other codes: Raw vector (unchanged)

See Also

parse_afni_extension for AFNI-specific parsing.

Examples

# Parse a comment extension
ext <- NiftiExtension(ecode = 6L, data = "Test comment")
parse_extension(ext)  # Returns "Test comment"

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