Add cell metadata#
Last Updated: Oct 02, 2023
Description#
Adds cell metadata to the giotto object
Usage#
addCellMetadata(
gobject,
spat_unit = NULL,
feat_type = NULL,
new_metadata,
vector_name = NULL,
by_column = FALSE,
column_cell_ID = NULL
)
Arguments#
|
giotto object |
|
spatial unit |
|
feature type |
|
new cell metadata to use (data.table, data.frame, …) |
|
(optional) custom name if you provide a single vector |
|
merge metadata based on cell_ID
column in |
|
column name of new metadata to use if by_column = TRUE |
Details#
You can add additional cell metadata in two manners:
1. Provide a data.table or data.frame with cell annotations in the same order as the cell_ID column in pDataDT(gobject)
2. Provide a data.table or data.frame with cell annotations and specify which column contains the cell IDs, these cell IDs need to match with the cell_ID column in pDataDT(gobject)
Value#
giotto object