OSAT (version 1.20.0)

gContainer-class: Class "gContainer"

Description

A class for storage information related to the experiment container setup.

Usage

setup.container(plate, n, batch = "plates", exclude = NULL)

Arguments

plate

A object of gPlate class or its expanded class.

n

Number of plates used in the experiment.

batch

The level where batch effect is considered.

exclude

A data frame indicate location of wells in the container that should be excluded from sample assigment in the experiment.

Value

• A gContainer object.

Objects from the Class

Objects can be created by calls of the form setup.container(plate, n, batch, exclude).

Examples

library("OSAT")
# a container consist of 6 predefined Illumina plates with 96 wells each
gc <- setup.container(IlluminaBeadChip96Plate, 6, batch='plates')
gc

# to exclude first wells on first chips of each plate.
(excludedWells <- data.frame(plates=1:6, chips=rep(1,6), wells=rep(1,6)) )
gc3 <- setup.container(IlluminaBeadChip96Plate, 6, batch='plates', exclude=excludedWells)