This pure helper updates colData on the raw experiment leaf and returns a
modified copy of x. New columns may not duplicate primary MAE metadata;
overwrite applies only to columns already stored on the raw leaf.
Arguments
- x
A
MultiAssayExperimentobject.- experiment
Optional experiment name.
- value
A sample-named atomic vector, or a sample-by-covariate data frame or matrix with assay-sample row names.
- name
Optional name for a single metadata column. It is required for vector
valueand may rename a one-column data frame or matrix.- overwrite
Replace metadata columns already present on the raw experiment leaf.