friendly_type_of: Return English-friendly messaging for object-types

In admiraldev: Utility Functions and Development Tools for the Admiral Package Family

Return English-friendly messaging for object-types

Description

This function is deprecated, please use cli functionality instead.

Usage

friendly_type_of(x, value = TRUE, length = FALSE)

Arguments

x	Any R object. Default value none
value	Whether to describe the value of x. Default value TRUE
length	Whether to mention the length of vectors and lists. Default value FALSE

Details

This helper function aids us in forming user-friendly messages that gets called through what_is_it(), which is often used in the assertion functions to identify what object-type the user passed through an argument instead of an expected-type.

Value

A string describing the type. Starts with an indefinite article, e.g. "an integer vector".

See Also

Other deprecated: %or%(), arg_name(), enumerate(), valid_time_units(), what_is_it()

admiraldev documentation built on Jan. 14, 2026, 9:09 a.m.