importCDS {monocle} | R Documentation

## Import a seurat or scatter/scran CellDataSet object and convert it to a monocle cds.

### Description

This function takes a monocle CellDataSet and converts it to another type of object used in another popular single cell analysis toolkit. It currently supports Scran and Seurat packages.

### Usage

    importCDS(otherCDS, import_all = FALSE)

### Arguments

`otherCDS` | the object you would like to convert into a monocle cds
`import_all` | Whether or not to import all the slots in seurat or scatter. Default is FALSE (or only keep minimal dataset).

### Value

a new monocle cell dataset object converted from other objects (Scatter or Seurat).

### Examples

    ## Not run:
    lung <- load_lung()
    seurat_lung <- exportCDS(lung)
    seurat_lung_all <- exportCDS(lung, export_all = T)
    scater_lung <- exportCDS(lung, export_to = 'Scater')
    scater_lung_all <- exportCDS(lung, export_to = 'Scater', export_all = T)

    importCDS(seurat_lung)
    importCDS(seurat_lung, import_all = T)
    importCDS(seurat_lung_all)
    importCDS(seurat_lung_all, import_all = T)
    importCDS(scater_lung)
    importCDS(scater_lung, import_all = T)
    importCDS(scater_lung_all)
    importCDS(scater_lung_all, import_all = T)

    ## End(Not run)

[Package monocle version 2.18.0 Index]