check_class_and_type: Check class and type

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Check class and type

Description

Function for checking if an object is of a specific type or class.

Usage

check_class_and_type(
  object,
  object_name = NULL,
  type_classes = "bool",
  allow_NULL = FALSE,
  min = NULL,
  max = NULL,
  allowed_values = NULL
)

Arguments

object	Any R object.
object_name	string Name of the object. This is helpful for debugging.
type_classes	vector of strings containing the type or classes which the object should belong to.
allow_NULL	bool If TRUE allow the object to be NULL.
min	double or int Minimal value for the object.
max	double or int Maximal value for the object.
allowed_values	vector of strings determining the allowed values. If all strings are allowed set this argument to NULL.

Value

Function does nothing return. It raises an error if the object is not of the specified type.

Note

parameter min, max, and allowed_values do not apply if type_classes is a class.

allowed_values does only apply if type_classes is string.

See Also

Other Utils Checks Developers: check_all_args()

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