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Setter function for the feat_ID slot. Directly replaces (sets) this slot

Usage

set_feat_id(
  gobject,
  feat_type = NULL,
  feat_IDs,
  set_defaults = TRUE,
  verbose = TRUE
)

Arguments

gobject

giotto object

feat_type

feature type (e.g. "rna", "dna", "protein")

feat_IDs

character vector of feature IDs to set.

set_defaults

set default spat_unit and feat_type. Change to FALSE only when expression and spat_info are not expected to exist.

verbose

be verbose

Value

giotto object with set cell_ID slot

Details

Across a single modality/feature type, and within a spatial unit, all feature information is expected to share a single set of feat_IDs. These feat_IDs are stored within the giotto object's feat_ID slot separated by feat_type.

Pass NULL to feat_IDs param in order to delete the entry.
Pass 'initialize' to feat_IDs param in order to initialize the specified entry.

NOTE: The main purpose of the setter is to initialize, as feat_ID values are AUTOMATICALLY updated every time initialize() is called on the giotto object.