fhir_rm_indices: Remove indices from data.frame/data.table

In fhircrackr: Handling HL7 FHIR® Resources in R

Remove indices from data.frame/data.table

Description

Removes the indices in front of multiple entries as produced by fhir_crack() when brackets are provided in the design.

Usage

fhir_rm_indices(
  indexed_data_frame,
  brackets = c("<", ">"),
  columns = names(indexed_data_frame)
)

Arguments

indexed_data_frame	A data frame with indices for multiple entries as produced by fhir_crack()
brackets	A character vector of length two defining the brackets that were used in fhir_crack()
columns	A character vector of column names, indicating from which columns indices should be removed. Defaults to all columns.

Value

A data frame without indices.

See Also

fhir_melt()

Examples

#unserialize example
bundles <- fhir_unserialize(bundles = example_bundles1)

patients <- fhir_table_description(resource = "Patient")

df <- fhir_crack(bundles = bundles,
                  design = patients,
                  brackets = c("[", "]"))

df_indices_removed <- fhir_rm_indices(indexed_data_frame = df, brackets=c("[", "]"))

fhircrackr documentation built on Feb. 16, 2023, 8:33 p.m.