Read data from a data source.

This function loads data from a data source and returns it in a format that is compatible with other functions in the neuroim2 package. The format of the returned data depends on the type of data source used.

Usage

load_data(x, ...)

Arguments

x

a data source.

...

additional arguments to be passed to methods.

Value

An R object containing loaded data, in a format compatible with the neuroim2 package.

Examples

# Create a NeuroVolSource from a NIFTI file and load it
fname <- system.file("extdata", "global_mask_v4.nii", package="neuroim2")
src <- NeuroVolSource(fname)
vol <- load_data(src)
# The loaded volume is a DenseNeuroVol object
class(vol)
#> [1] "DenseNeuroVol"
#> attr(,"package")
#> [1] "neuroim2"
dim(vol)
#> [1] 64 64 25