# Dimension names for NMF objects The methods `dimnames`, `rownames`, `colnames` and `basisnames` and their respective replacement form allow to get and set the dimension names of the matrix factors in a NMF model. `dimnames` returns all the dimension names in a single list. Its replacement form `dimnames<-` allows to set all dimension names at once. `rownames`, `colnames` and `basisnames` provide separate access to each of these dimension names respectively. Their respective replacement form allow to set each dimension names separately. methods ```r basisnames(x, ...) basisnames(x, ...)<-value ## S4 method for signature 'NMF' dimnames(x) ## S4 replacement method for signature 'NMF' dimnames(x)<-value ``` ## Arguments - `x`: an object with suitable `basis` and `coef` methods, such as an object that inherit from `NMF`. - `...`: extra argument to allow extension. - `value`: a character vector, or `NULL` or, in the case of `dimnames<-`, a list 2 or 3-length list of character vectors. ## Details The function `basisnames` is a new S4 generic defined in the package NMF, that returns the names of the basis components of an object. Its default method should work for any object, that has a suitable `basis` method defined for its class. The method `dimnames` is implemented for the base generic `dimnames`, which make the base function `rownames` and `colnames` work directly. Overall, these methods behave as their equivalent on `matrix` objects. The function `basisnames<-` ensures that the dimension names are handled in a consistent way on both factors, enforcing the names on both matrix factors simultaneously. The function `basisnames<-` is a new S4 generic defined in the package NMF, that sets the names of the basis components of an object. Its default method should work for any object, that has suitable `basis<-` and `coef<-` methods method defined for its class. ## Methods - **basisnames**: `signature(x = "ANY")`: Default method which returns the column names of the basis matrix extracted from `x`, using the `basis` method. For NMF objects these also correspond to the row names of the coefficient matrix. - **basisnames<-**: `signature(x = "ANY")`: Default method which sets, respectively, the row and the column names of the basis matrix and coefficient matrix of `x` to `value`. - **dimnames**: `signature(x = "NMF")`: Returns the dimension names of the NMF model `x`. It returns either NULL if no dimnames are set on the object, or a 3-length list containing the row names of the basis matrix, the column names of the mixture coefficient matrix, and the column names of the basis matrix (i.e. the names of the basis components). - **dimnames<-**: `signature(x = "NMF")`: sets the dimension names of the NMF model `x`. `value` can be `NULL` which resets all dimension names, or a 1, 2 or 3-length list providing names at least for the rows of the basis matrix. The optional second element of `value` (NULL if absent) is used to set the column names of the coefficient matrix. The optional third element of `value` (NULL if absent) is used to set both the column names of the basis matrix and the row names of the coefficient matrix. ## Examples ```r # create a random NMF object a <- rnmf(2, 5, 3) # set dimensions dims <- list( features=paste('f', 1:nrow(a), sep='') , samples=paste('s', 1:ncol(a), sep='') , basis=paste('b', 1:nbasis(a), sep='') ) dimnames(a) <- dims dimnames(a) basis(a) coef(a) # access the dimensions separately rownames(a) colnames(a) basisnames(a) # set only the first dimension (rows of basis): the other two dimnames are set to NULL dimnames(a) <- dims[1] dimnames(a) basis(a) coef(a) # set only the two first dimensions (rows and columns of basis and coef respectively): # the basisnames are set to NULL dimnames(a) <- dims[1:2] dimnames(a) basis(a) # reset the dimensions dimnames(a) <- NULL dimnames(a) basis(a) coef(a) # set each dimensions separately rownames(a) <- paste('X', 1:nrow(a), sep='') # only affect rows of basis basis(a) colnames(a) <- paste('Y', 1:ncol(a), sep='') # only affect columns of coef coef(a) basisnames(a) <- paste('Z', 1:nbasis(a), sep='') # affect both basis and coef matrices basis(a) coef(a) ```

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