\HeaderA{protocolData}{Protocol Metadata}{protocolData}
\aliasA{protocolData<\Rdash}{protocolData}{protocolData<.Rdash.}
\aliasA{protocolData<-,eSet,AnnotatedDataFrame-method}{protocolData}{protocolData<.Rdash.,eSet,AnnotatedDataFrame.Rdash.method}
\keyword{manip}{protocolData}
\begin{Description}\relax
This generic function handles methods for adding and retrieving
protocol metadata for the samples in eSets.
\end{Description}
\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}
protocolData(object)
protocolData(object) <- value
\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
\begin{Arguments}
\begin{ldescription}
\item[\code{object}] Object derived from class eSet
\item[\code{value}] Object of class AnnotatedDataFrame
\end{ldescription}
\end{Arguments}
\begin{Value}
\code{protocolData(object)} returns an AnnotatedDataFrame containing the
protocol metadata for the samples.
\end{Value}
\begin{Author}\relax
Biocore
\end{Author}
\begin{SeeAlso}\relax
\code{phenoData}, \code{\LinkA{AnnotatedDataFrame-class}{AnnotatedDataFrame.Rdash.class}},
\code{\LinkA{eSet-class}{eSet.Rdash.class}}, \code{\LinkA{ExpressionSet-class}{ExpressionSet.Rdash.class}},
\code{\LinkA{SnpSet-class}{SnpSet.Rdash.class}}
\end{SeeAlso}

