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Return cell IDs for a subset based on metadata

fetch_cells.Rd

Returns a character vector with the cell names matching the levels/classes of a specified metadata variable.

Usage

fetch_cells(object, meta_var, meta_levels)

# S3 method for class 'Seurat'
fetch_cells(object, meta_var, meta_levels)

# S3 method for class 'SingleCellExperiment'
fetch_cells(object, meta_var, meta_levels)

# S3 method for class 'AnnDataR6'
fetch_cells(object, meta_var, meta_levels)

Arguments

object

A single cell object. Currently, Seurat, SingleCellExpleriment, and anndata objects are supported.

meta_var

a metadata variable used as the basis for subsetting cells.

meta_levels

the levels of the specified metadata variable in meta_var to include in the

Methods (by class)

  • fetch_cells(Seurat): Seurat objects

  • fetch_cells(SingleCellExperiment): SingleCellExperiment objects

  • fetch_cells(AnnDataR6): Anndata objects