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cape (version 3.1.2)

get_col_num: Find column numbers using column names

Description

This is an internal function to find the column numbers of phenotypes when names are put in instead of column numbers.

Usage

get_col_num(data_mat, col_which = NULL, dim_which = 2)

Value

A numeric value indicating the column number corresponding to the name given by col_which. If col_which was a number, col_which is returned.

Arguments

data_mat

a matrix with column names

col_which

a character string indicating which column should be identified If col_which is numeric the number is returned.

dim_which

A number indicating whether the algorithm should look in rows (1) or columns (2) for the name.