ddbs_drop_geometry: Drop geometry column from a duckspatial_df object

In duckspatial: R Interface to 'DuckDB' Database with Spatial Extension

Drop geometry column from a duckspatial_df object

Description

Removes the geometry column from a duckspatial_df object, returning a lazy tibble without spatial information.

Usage

ddbs_drop_geometry(x)

Arguments

x	Input spatial data. Can be: A duckspatial_df object (lazy spatial data frame via dbplyr) An sf object A tbl_lazy from dbplyr A character string naming a table/view in conn Data is returned from this object.

Value

A lazy tibble backed by dbplyr

Examples

## Not run: 
## load package
library(duckspatial)

## read data
countries_ddbs <- ddbs_open_dataset(
  system.file("spatial/countries.geojson",
  package = "duckspatial")
)

## drop geometry column
countries_tbl <- ddbs_drop_geometry(countries_ddbs)

## End(Not run)

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