getSize: Get the size of a phylogenetic tree
In DomBennett/MoreTreeTools: Tools for manipulating phylogenetic trees

Description Usage Arguments Details References

Return either the number of tips, the total branch length or the root to tip distance of a phylogenetic tree

1	getSize(tree, type = c("ntips", "pd", "rtt"))

`tree`	phylogenetic tree (ape class)
`type`	type of size to be calcualted: `ntips` (default), total branch length `pd` or root to tip distance `rtt`

I often need to quickly work out the size of a tree. This often means writing length (tree$tip.label) over and over... but with this function you can simply write getSize(tree), that's a saving of 10 characters (no sniffing matter for the hard core programmer) plus it looks neater. Not to mention saving your brain time too.

No references yet! https://github.com/DomBennett/MoreTreeTools.

DomBennett/MoreTreeTools documentation built on May 6, 2019, 2:51 p.m.