Extend a SpatialExperiment with a New Annotation Column

This function is designed to annotate a SpatialExperiment object by appending a custom annotation column to its colData. This feature allows users to integrate additional metadata or experimental results that can be useful for subsequent analyses or visualizations.

Usage

addCustomAnnotation(spatialExp, columnName, values)

Arguments

spatialExp

A SpatialExperiment object that will be extended with the new annotation.

columnName

A character string that names the new annotation column to be added.

values

A numeric or character vector containing the annotation values to be assigned to each spot

Value

The function returns an updated SpatialExperiment object that includes the newly added annotation column within its colData.