aroma.core (version 3.1.3)

findAnnotationData: Locates an annotation data file

Description

Locates an annotation data file.

Usage

# S3 method for default
findAnnotationData(name=NULL, tags=NULL, set, pattern=NULL, private=FALSE,
  escapes=c("+"), ..., firstOnly=TRUE, paths=NULL, verbose=FALSE)

Arguments

name

Optional character string.

tags

Optional character string. Only used if argument pattern is not specified.

pattern

A filename pattern to search for. If NULL, then defaults to the fullname as defined by arguments name and tags.

private

If FALSE, files and directories starting with a periods are ignored.

escapes

A character vector specify symbols to be escaped in argument pattern.

...

Arguments passed to findFiles.

firstOnly

If TRUE, only the first matching pathname is returned.

paths

A character vector of paths to search. If NULL, default paths are used.

set

A character string specifying what type of annotation to search for.

verbose

A logical or Verbose.

Value

Returns NULL, one or several matching pathnames.