build_plate {tidyplate} | R Documentation |
Build a csv or xlsx template for each plate type
Description
build_plate()
helps the user build an empty csv or xlsx file that can be
used as a template for storing plate data. Ensure that plate names are unique.
Once populated it can be used as an input for tidy_plate()
function.
Usage
build_plate(
plate_type = 6,
n_plates = 1,
plate_names = NULL,
file = NULL,
file_type = NULL
)
Arguments
plate_type |
A specific integer (6, 12, 24, 48, 96, 384, or 1536)
indicating the type of microwell plate.
|
n_plates |
A positive integer indicating the number of plates.
|
plate_names |
A character vector of unique values that will be assigned
to each plate. Its length should be equal to the value of n_plates .
|
file |
A character string naming the file.
|
file_type |
A character string of the
output file type. It can either be a csv or xlsx file. The default is csv.
|
Value
A csv or xlsx template file.
See Also
tidy_plate()
, generate_plate()
Examples
temp_file <- tempfile(fileext = ".csv")
build_plate(plate_type = 6, n_plates = 2, file = temp_file)
[Package
tidyplate version 2.2.0
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