makeVocInfo            package:biocViews            R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     perform operations on a vocabulary graph to obtain context of a
     given topic

_U_s_a_g_e:

     makeVocInfo(topic, vocab, root="vocRoot")

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

   topic: topic - character string naming a topic

   vocab: vocab - a graph describing a vocabulary

    root: root - node that is vocabulary root

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     tellSubTop gives the accessibility list of the vocabulary graph
     from topic node; tellSuperTop traces up to the root from topic
     node; makeVocInfo returns a list with both types of information

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Vince Carey <stvjc@channing.harvard.edu>

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     data(bcVoc)
     makeVocInfo("DifferentialExpression", bcVoc)

