fexport: Export Formats to 'SAS'-like Text

In ksformat: 'SAS'-Style 'PROC FORMAT' for R

Export Formats to 'SAS'-like Text

Description

Converts ks_format and/or ks_invalue objects to human-readable 'SAS'-like text representation.

Usage

fexport(..., formats = NULL, file = NULL)

Arguments

...	Named ks_format or ks_invalue objects to export.
formats	A named list of format objects. Alternative to ....
file	Optional file path to write the output to. If NULL, returns the text as a character string.

Value

If file is NULL, returns a character string with the 'SAS'-like text. If file is specified, writes to the file and returns the path invisibly.

Examples

# Export a character format
sex_fmt <- fnew("M" = "Male", "F" = "Female",
                .missing = "Unknown", name = "sex")
cat(fexport(sex = sex_fmt))

# Export a numeric range format
fparse(text = '
VALUE bmi (numeric)
  [0, 18.5)  = "Underweight"
  [18.5, 25) = "Normal"
  [25, 30)   = "Overweight"
  [30, HIGH] = "Obese"
  .missing   = "No data"
;
')
bmi_fmt <- format_get("bmi")
cat(fexport(bmi = bmi_fmt))

# Export a multilabel format
risk_fmt <- fnew(
  "0,3,TRUE,TRUE" = "Low Risk",
  "0,7,TRUE,TRUE" = "Monitored",
  "3,7,FALSE,TRUE" = "Medium Risk",
  "7,10,FALSE,TRUE" = "High Risk",
  name = "risk", type = "numeric", multilabel = TRUE
)
cat(fexport(risk = risk_fmt))

# Export a date format
enrl_fmt <- fnew_date("DATE9.", name = "enrldt", .missing = "Not Enrolled")
cat(fexport(enrldt = enrl_fmt))
fclear()

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