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\name{annPkgName}
\alias{annPkgName}
\title{Get annotation package name from chip name}
\description{
This function returns the name of the Bioconductor annotation data
package that corresponds to the specified chip or genome. The
\code{type} argument is used to request an annotation package with a
particular backing store.
}
\usage{
annPkgName(name, type = c("db", "env"))
}
\arguments{
\item{name}{string specifying the name of the chip or genome. For
example, \code{"hgu133plus2"}}
\item{type}{Either \code{"db"} or \code{"env"}. This will determine
whether the package name returned corresponds to the SQLite-based
annotation package or environment-based package, respectively.}
}
\value{
a string giving the name of the annotation data package
}
\author{Seth Falcon}
\seealso{
\code{\link{getAnnMap}}
}
\examples{
annPkgName("hgu133plus2", type="db")
annPkgName("hgu133plus2", type="env")
}
\keyword{manip}
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