# Save Bioconductor Objects To File

## Documentation for package ‘alabaster.base’ version 1.2.1

- DESCRIPTION file.
- User guides, package vignettes and other documentation.

## Help Pages

.addMissingStringPlaceholderAttribute | Utilities for saving vectors to HDF5
.altLoadObject | Alter the loading function
.altStageObject | Alter the staging generic
.chooseMissingStringPlaceholder | Utilities for saving vectors to HDF5
.createRedirection | Create a redirection file
.loadObject | Alter the loading function
.loadObjectInternal | Load an object from its metadata
.processMcols | Process R-level metadata
.processMetadata | Process R-level metadata
.quickReadCsv | Quickly read and write a CSV file
.quickWriteCsv | Quickly read and write a CSV file
.restoreMetadata | Restore R-level metadata
.saveBaseListFormat | Choose the format for certain objects
.saveDataFrameFormat | Choose the format for certain objects
.searchForMethods | Stage assorted objects
.stageObject | Alter the staging generic
.writeMetadata | Saving the metadata
acquireFile | Acquire file or metadata
acquireFile-method | Acquire file or metadata
acquireMetadata | Acquire file or metadata
acquireMetadata-method | Acquire file or metadata
addMissingPlaceholderAttributeForHdf5 | Utilities for saving vectors to HDF5
altLoadObject | Alter the loading function
altLoadObjectFunction | Alter the loading function
altStageObject | Alter the staging generic
altStageObjectFunction | Alter the staging generic
checkValidDirectory | Check if a staging directory is valid
chooseMissingPlaceholderForHdf5 | Utilities for saving vectors to HDF5
createRedirection | Create a redirection file
customloadObjectHelper | Load an object from its metadata
listDirectory | List staged objects in a directory
listLocalObjects | List staged objects in a directory
loadAtomicVector | Load an atomic vector
loadBaseFactor | Load a factor
loadBaseList | Load a base list
loadDataFrame | Load a DataFrame
loadDataFrameFactor | Load an DataFrame factor
loadDirectory | Load all non-child objects in a directory
loadObject | Load an object from its metadata
moveObject | Move a non-child object in the staging directory
processMcols | Process R-level metadata
processMetadata | Process R-level metadata
quickLoadObject | Convenience helpers for handling local directories
quickReadCsv | Quickly read and write a CSV file
quickStageObject | Convenience helpers for handling local directories
quickWriteCsv | Quickly read and write a CSV file
readLocalObject | Convenience helpers for handling local directories
removeObject | Remove a non-child object from the staging directory
restoreMetadata | Restore R-level metadata
saveBaseListFormat | Choose the format for certain objects
saveDataFrameFormat | Choose the format for certain objects
saveFormats | Choose the format for certain objects
saveLocalObject | Convenience helpers for handling local directories
schemaLocations | Load an object from its metadata
searchForMethods | Stage assorted objects
stageAtomicVector | Stage atomic vectors
stageObject | Stage assorted objects
stageObject-method | Stage atomic vectors
stageObject-method | Stage factors
stageObject-method | Stage a base list
stageObject-method | Stage a DataFrame
stageObject-method | Stage a DataFrameFactor object
stageObject-method | Stage assorted objects
transformVectorForHdf5 | Utilities for saving vectors to HDF5
validateDirectory | Check if a staging directory is valid
writeMetadata | Saving the metadata