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Compatibility wrapper for QFeatures long-format extraction

qfeatures_long.Rd

Dispatches to the appropriate QFeatures long-format function depending on the Bioconductor version and object class.

Usage

qfeatures_long(object, ...)

Arguments

object

A QFeatures object (or object class supported by longForm/longFormat)

...

Additional arguments passed to the underlying long-format function, typically including colvars and rowvars.

Value

A data structure identical to the output of the underlying long-format function (usually a LongTable or DataFrame).

Details

Specifically, this function:

  • Uses longForm() (BiocGenerics generic) if a method exists for the input object,

  • Falls back to QFeatures::longFormat() otherwise.

This allows package or script code to remain compatible across QFeatures releases without explicitly checking Bioconductor versions.

The function first checks whether longForm() is a generic and whether there is a registered method for the input object class. If so, it calls longForm(). Otherwise, it falls back to the legacy longFormat() function. An error is thrown if neither is available.

See also

longFormat, longForm, isGeneric, findMethods