\HeaderA{assayData}{Retrieve assay data from eSets and exprSets.}{assayData}
\aliasA{assayData<\Rdash}{assayData}{assayData<.Rdash.}
\keyword{manip}{assayData}
\begin{Description}\relax
This generic function accesses assay
data stored in an object derived from the \code{\LinkA{eSet}{eSet}} or \code{\LinkA{exprSet}{exprSet}} class.
\end{Description}
\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}
assayData(object)
assayData(object) <- value
\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
\begin{Arguments}
\begin{ldescription}
\item[\code{object}] Object derived from class eSet
\item[\code{value}] Named list or environment containing one or more matrices with identical dimensions
\end{ldescription}
\end{Arguments}
\begin{Value}
\code{assayData} applied to \code{eSet}-derived classes returns a list
or environment; applied to \code{exprSet}, the method returns a
matrix. See classes for details
\end{Value}
\begin{Author}\relax
Biocore
\end{Author}
\begin{SeeAlso}\relax
\code{\LinkA{exprSet}{exprSet}}, \code{\LinkA{eSet-class}{eSet.Rdash.class}}, \code{\LinkA{ExpressionSet-class}{ExpressionSet.Rdash.class}}, \code{\LinkA{SnpSet-class}{SnpSet.Rdash.class}}
\end{SeeAlso}

