description             package:Biobase             R Documentation

_R_e_t_r_i_e_v_e _a_n_d _s_e_t _o_v_e_r_a_l_l _e_x_p_e_r_i_m_e_n_t_a_l _i_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n _e_S_e_t-_l_i_k_e _c_l_a_s_s_e_s.

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     These generic functions access experimental information associated
     with 'eSet-class'.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     description(object, ...)
     description(object) <- value

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

  object: Object, possibly derived from class 'eSet-class'.

   value: Structured information describing the experiment, e.g., of
          'MIAME-class'.

     ...: Further arguments to be used by other methods. 

_V_a_l_u_e:

     'description' returns an object of 'MIAME-class'.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Biocore

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'eSet-class', 'MIAME-class'

