create_empty: Create an empty R-object according to a given HDF5 datatype

In hdf5r: Interface to the 'HDF5' Binary Data Format

Create an empty R-object according to a given HDF5 datatype

Description

Create an empty R-object according to a given HDF5 datatype

Usage

create_empty(nelem, dtype)

Arguments

nelem	The number of elements to use for the object
dtype	The datatype based on which an empty R-object should be created

Details

With complex datatypes it can be useful to have a template that can be used so that the data input into a dataset conforms to expectations.

Given a datatype, this function creates an object of length nelem. Here, an empty datatype refers to objects with value 0 for numeric objects and empty strings.

Value

An empty R object corresponding to the datatype that was passed in

Author(s)

Holger Hoefling

hdf5r documentation built on Jan. 22, 2023, 1:12 a.m.