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phyloseq (version 1.12.2)

sample_variables: Get the sample variables present in sample_data

Description

This is a simple accessor function to make it more convenient to determine the sample variable names of a particular phyloseq-class object.

Usage

sample_variables(physeq, errorIfNULL=TRUE)

Arguments

physeq
errorIfNULL
(Optional). Logical. Should the accessor stop with an error if the slot is empty (NULL)? Default TRUE.

Value

Character vector. The names of the variables in the sample_data data.frame. Essentially the column names. Useful for selecting model and graphics parameters that interact with sample_data.

See Also

get_taxa taxa_names sample_names

Examples

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data(enterotype)
sample_variables(enterotype)

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