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+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/allgenerics.R, R/metadata.R, R/objects.R
+\name{addAssay}
+\alias{addAssay}
+\alias{addAssay,vrMetadata-method}
+\alias{addAssay,VoltRon-method}
+\title{Add Assay}
+\usage{
+addAssay(object, ...)
+
+\S4method{addAssay}{vrMetadata}(
+  object,
+  metadata = NULL,
+  assay,
+  assay_name,
+  sample = "Sample1",
+  layer = "Section1"
+)
+
+\S4method{addAssay}{VoltRon}(
+  object,
+  assay,
+  metadata = NULL,
+  assay_name,
+  sample = "Sample1",
+  layer = "Section1"
+)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{object}{a VoltRon object.}
+
+\item{...}{arguments passed to other methods.}
+
+\item{metadata}{a predefined metadata}
+
+\item{assay}{a vrAssay object}
+
+\item{assay_name}{assay name of the new added assay}
+
+\item{sample}{sample name}
+
+\item{layer}{layer name}
+}
+\description{
+add a new assay (vrAssay object) to a VoltRon object
+}