mapCellMeta: Create new variable from categories in cellMeta
Description
Designed for fast variable creation when a new variable is going to be
created from existing variable. For example, multiple samples can be mapped
to the same study design condition, clusters can be mapped to cell types.
Usage
mapCellMeta(object, from, newTo = NULL, ...)
Value
When newTo = NULL, a factor object of the new variable.
Otherwise, the input object with variable newTo updated in
cellMeta(object).
Arguments
object
A liger object.
from
The name of the original variable to be mapped from.
newTo
The name of the new variable to store the mapped result. Default
NULL returns the new variable (factor class).
...
Mapping criteria, argument names are original existing categories
in the from and values are new categories in the new variable.