Reads edge data from a specified named region, validates that connected
nodes exist and are not self-loops, and removes invalid edges.
Usage
read_edges(network_file, nodes, pathways, region_name = "Connections_Header")
Arguments
- network_file
Path to the input file containing edge data.
- nodes
A data frame of validated nodes (output of read_nodes).
- pathways
A data frame of validated pathways (output of read_pathways).
- region_name
The named region or sheet containing connections header info.
Value
A data frame of validated edges.