yaqcaffy (version 1.32.0)

getBioProbes: Get the names of the Bio spike probes on the array

Description

This function returns all the AFFX-Bio probes names that are located on the given GeneChip.

Usage

getBioProbes(object,onlyFirst)

Arguments

object

An object of type "AffyBatch" or "ExpressionSet"

onlyFirst

Boolean defining of only first or all instances found should be returned. Default is set to TRUE. Warnings are returned if more than one probe is found. The function stops with an error if no probe is found.

Value

An object of type "character" with the Affymetrix hybridation (bio) probe names for the given chip type.

See Also

getSpikeProbes,getRatioProbes

Examples

    ## load a dataset
    library(affydata)
    data(Dilution)
    getBioProbes(Dilution)