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\docType{methods}
\name{samples,metabarcoding.data-method}
\alias{samples,metabarcoding.data-method}
\alias{samples-methods,metabarcoding.data}
\title{Extracts the samples description data.frame}
\usage{
\S4method{samples}{metabarcoding.data}(obj)
}
\arguments{
\item{obj}{a \code{\link{metabarcoding.data}} instance}
}
\value{
a data.frame containing data about sample
}
\description{
Extract the sample description data.frame from a 
\code{\link{metabarcoding.data}} instance.
}
\examples{
# load termite data set from the ROBITools sample data
data(termes)

# Extract the data frame describing samples
d = samples(termes)

head(d)

}
\seealso{
\code{\link{metabarcoding.data}},
         \code{\link{motus}}, \code{\link{reads}}
}
\author{
Eric Coissac
}