getFileName: Find the file names used in RTCGAToolbox

In waldronlab/TCGAmisc: TCGA utility functions for data management

Find the file names used in RTCGAToolbox

Description

Part of this function is from the RTCGAToolbox. It aims to extract the file name used inside of the getFirehoseData function. The arguments of the function parallel those in the getFirehoseData function. It is only available for select data types.

Usage

getFileName(
  disease,
  runDate = "20160128",
  dataType = c("CNASNP", "CNVSNP", "CNAseq", "CNACGH", "Mutation")
)

Arguments

disease	The TCGA cancer disease code, e.g., "COAD"
runDate	The single string used in the getFirehoseData function (default "20160128")
dataType	A single character vector (default "CNASNP") indicating the data type for which to get the source file name

Value

A single character file name

Examples

getFileName("COAD", dataType = "CNASNP")

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