Generate unque names for peak groups

Allow linking of peak group data between classes using unique group names that remain the same as long as no re-grouping occurs.

Methods

object = "xcmsSet"

(object, mzdec = 0, rtdec = 0, template = NULL)

object = "xcmsEIC"

(object)

Arguments

object

the xcmsSet or xcmsEIC object

mzdec

number of decimal places to use for m/z

rtdec

number of decimal places to use for retention time

template

a character vector with existing group names whose format should be emulated

Value

A character vector with unique names for each peak group in the object. The format is M[m/z]T[time in seconds].

See also

xcmsSet-class, xcmsEIC-class