readBead {BeadExplorer} | R Documentation

## Read BeadStudio expression data file

### Description

Read BeadStudio expression data file

### Usage

    readBead(filenames = NULL, annotation = "", verbose = TRUE, version="Two")

### Arguments

`filenames` | A character filename or vector of filenames corresponding to the Illumina BeadStudio 'gene profile.csv' file
`annotation` | A character representing a unique name to give to the analysis
`verbose` | Logical, specifying whether a commentary should be provided
`version` | A character specifying the version of BeadStudio used to create the intensity data, "One" or "Two"

### Details

Reads an Illumina intnesity data file produced by BeadStudio. Using BeadStudio version 'One" the file will have a 'gene profile.csv' extension and using version "Two" the file will have a .txt extension. See package vignette for more information. Multiple filenames can be specified as a vector and the data are then combined into one output file. This function should only really be used for custom analysis as the beadAnalysis() function provides easier, flexible use.

### Value

A `beadData-class` object containing the BeadChip informations (combined if multiple files are submitted)

### Author(s)

Gareth Elvidge gareth.elvidge@well.ox.ac.uk

### See Also

See Also as `help`

### Examples

    ## Not run:
    data<-readBead ("filename")
    ## End(Not run)

[Package BeadExplorer version 1.2.0 Index]