parsePhtHeaderFromFile: (internal) Parse phenotype data file header

In jameslhao/dbgapr_dev: A dbGaP Phenotype Data Organizer

Description

The method parses the header lines of a given phenotype data file and returns a list of file attribute sets. It is called through parsePhenoFileMeta.

Usage

parsePhtHeaderFromFile(object, phtFile, phtFileType)

## S4 method for signature 'Commons,character'
parsePhtHeaderFromFile(object, phtFile,
  phtFileType)

Arguments

object	Commons class object.
phtFile	Path to a phenotype file.
phtFileType	Type of the phenotype file with possible values of Subject, Sample, Pedigree, or Other.

Value

a list of the file attribute sets, including the sets of variable accessions, column names, variable accession and name pairs, variable accession and name combo strings.

Methods (by class)

• object = Commons,phtFile = character: A method of class Commons

jameslhao/dbgapr_dev documentation built on May 8, 2019, 11:03 p.m.