make_ids: Convert an edge list to record identifiers.

In diyar: Record Linkage and Epidemiological Case Definitions in 'R'

Convert an edge list to record identifiers.

Description

Convert an edge list to record identifiers.

Usage

make_ids(x_pos, y_pos, id_length = max(x_pos, y_pos))

Arguments

x_pos	[integer]. Index of first half of a record-pair.
y_pos	[integer]. Index of second half of a record-pair.
id_length	Length of the record identifier.

Details

Record groups from non-recursive links have the lowest record ID (sn) in the set as their group ID.

Value

list

Examples

make_ids(x_pos = rep(7, 7), y_pos = 1:7)
make_ids(x_pos = c(1, 6), y_pos = 6:7)
make_ids(x_pos = 1:5, y_pos = c(1, 1, 2, 3, 4))

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