anonymize: Replace ID-strings of data and associated files.

In Morpho: Calculations and Visualisations Related to Geometric Morphometrics

Replace ID-strings of data and associated files.

Description

Replace ID-strings with for digits - e.g. for blind observer error testing.

Usage

anonymize(
  data,
  remove,
  path = NULL,
  dest.path = NULL,
  ext = ".ply",
  split = "_",
  levels = TRUE,
  prefix = NULL,
  suffix = NULL,
  sample = TRUE
)

Arguments

data	Named array, matrix or vector containing data.
remove	integer: which entry (separated by split) of the name is to be removed
path	Path of associated files to be copied to renamed versions.
dest.path	where to put renamed files.
ext	file extension of files to be renamed.
split	character: by which to split specimen-ID
levels	logical: if a removed entry is to be treated as a factor. E.g. if one specimen has a double entry, the anonymized versions will be named accordingly.
prefix	character: prefix before the alias string.
suffix	character: suffix after the alias ID-string.
sample	logical: whether to randomize alias ID-string.

Value

data	data with names replaced
anonymkey	map of original name and replaced name

Examples

anonymize(iris,remove=1)

Morpho documentation built on Feb. 16, 2023, 10:51 p.m.