createSpatialGrid

Source: R/spatial_structures.R

Create a spatial grid using the default method

createSpatialGrid(
  gobject,
  name = NULL,
  method = c("default"),
  sdimx_stepsize = NULL,
  sdimy_stepsize = NULL,
  sdimz_stepsize = NULL,
  minimum_padding = 1,
  return_gobject = TRUE
)

Arguments

gobject

giotto object
name

name for spatial grid
method

method to create a spatial grid
sdimx_stepsize

stepsize along the x-axis
sdimy_stepsize

stepsize along the y-axis
sdimz_stepsize

stepsize along the z-axis
minimum_padding

minimum padding on the edges
return_gobject

boolean: return giotto object (default = TRUE)

Value

giotto object with updated spatial grid slot

Details

Creates a spatial grid with defined x, y (and z) dimensions. The dimension units are based on the provided spatial location units.