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Summarize values in a metadata variable

unique_values.Rd

Returns the unique values for the metadata variable provided. unique_values is a utility function for summarizing metadata in an object.

Usage

unique_values(object, var)

Arguments

object

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

var

the metadata variable for which to return unique values.

Value

a character vector giving the unique values in the specified metadata variable.

Examples

unique_values(AML_Seurat, var = "Batch")
#> [1] "BM_200AB"   "PBMC_200AB"

unique_values(AML_Seurat, var = "condensed_cell_type")
#>  [1] "Plasma cells"                 "Primitive"                   
#>  [3] "Dendritic cells"              "Plasmacytoid dendritic cells"
#>  [5] "BM Monocytes"                 "NK Cells"                    
#>  [7] "CD8+ T Cells"                 "B Cells"                     
#>  [9] "CD4+ T Cells"                 "PBMC Monocytes"