Class ChannelUtils

java.lang.Object
ubic.gemma.persistence.util.ChannelUtils

public class ChannelUtils extends Object
Determine if a quantitation type (by name) represents background or signal. This includes a variety of cases, some of them 'special'.
Author:
paul
  • Constructor Details

    • ChannelUtils

      public ChannelUtils()
  • Method Details

    • isBackgroundChannelA

      public static boolean isBackgroundChannelA(String name)
      For two-color arrays: Given the quantitation type name, determine if it represents the channel A background.
      Parameters:
      name - name
      Returns:
      boolean
    • isBackgroundChannelB

      public static boolean isBackgroundChannelB(String name)
      For two-color arrays: Given the quantitation type name, determine if it represents the channel B background.
      Parameters:
      name - name
      Returns:
      boolean
    • isSignalChannelA

      public static boolean isSignalChannelA(String name)
      For two-color arrays: Given the quantitation type name, determine if it represents the channel A signal. (by convention, green)
      Parameters:
      name - name
      Returns:
      boolean
    • isSignalChannelB

      public static boolean isSignalChannelB(String name)
      For two-color arrays: Given the quantitation type name, determine if it represents the channel B signal. (by convention, red)
      Parameters:
      name - name
      Returns:
      boolean