oligo (version 1.36.1)

initializeBigMatrix: Initialize big matrices/vectors.

Description

Initialize big matrices or vectors appropriately (conditioned on the status of support for large datasets - see Details).

Usage

initializeBigMatrix(name=basename(tempfile()), nr=0L, nc=0L, vmode = "integer", initdata = NA)
initializeBigVector(name=basename(tempfile()), n=0L, vmode = "integer",
  initdata = NA)
initializeBigArray(name=basename(tempfile()), dim=c(0L,0L,0L),
  vmode="integer", initdata=NA)

Arguments

name

prefix to be used for file stored on disk

nr

number of rows

nc

number of columns

n

length of the vector

vmode

mode - "integer", "double"

initdata

Default is NA

dim

Integer vector indicating the dimensions of the array to initialize

Value

• If the 'ff' package is loaded (in the search path), then an 'ff' object is returned. A regular R vector or array is returned otherwise.

Details

These functions are meant to be used by developers. They provide means to appropriately create big vectors or matrices for packages like oligo and crlmm (and friends). These objects are created conditioned on the status of support for large datasets.

Examples

x <- initializeBigVector("test", 10)
class(x)
x
if (isPackageLoaded("ff"))
  finalizer(x) <- "delete"
rm(x)
initializeBigMatrix(nr=5L, nc=5L)
initializeBigArray(dim=c(10, 5, 3))