read_sampleTable {dPCP}

Read sample table

Description

This function reads a file containing the essential information about the samples and experimental settings. The file has to be filled out by the user and formatted as described in the vignette.

Usage

read_sampleTable(file, system = NULL, file.location = ".")

Arguments

file

character. The name or the path of csv file to be read. If it does not contain an absolute path, the file name is relative to the current working directory, (getwd).

system

character. The name of digital PCR system used to generate the data. It must be either Thermo Fisher or Bio-Rad. Abbreviations are also accepted.

file.location

character. Full path name to reference and sample files location. The default corresponds to the working directory, (getwd). Tilde expansion (see (path.expand)) is performed.

Value

An object of class sample_table.

Examples

library(dPCP)

#Find path of sample table and location of reference and input files
sampleTable <- system.file("extdata", "Template_sampleTable.csv",
                     package = "dPCP")

fileLoc <- system.file("extdata", package = "dPCP")

#Read sample table file
sample.table <- read_sampleTable(sampleTable, system = "bio-rad",
                                 file.location = fileLoc)