getControlType             package:lumi             R Documentation

_G_e_t _t_h_e _t_y_p_e_s _o_f _t_h_e _c_o_n_t_r_o_l _p_r_o_b_e_s

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Get the types of the control probes, which is in the first column
     of the controlData data.frame.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     getControlType(controlData)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

controlData: a LumiBatch object including control data or a control
          data data.frame 

_V_a_l_u_e:

     return the unique type of control probe type.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Pan Du

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'addControlData2lumi'

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

             controlFile <- system.file('doc', 'Control_Probe_Profile.txt', package='lumi')
             ## return a data.frame
             controlData <- getControlData(controlFile)
             getControlType(controlData)

