search_vd_smart: Search VecDyn using the explorer's filters

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Search VecDyn using the explorer's filters

Description

Retrieve the IDs for any VecDyn datasets matching the given filter.

Usage

search_vd_smart(field, operator, value, basereq = vb_basereq())

Arguments

field	a field of VecDyn to search.
operator	an operator to use when searching.
value	the value that the field might/might not be.
basereq	an httr2 request object, as generated by vb_basereq(). If NA, uses the default request.

Value

An ohvbd.ids vector of VecDyn dataset IDs.

Valid fields

The following field names are valid (shortcut names are listed in brackets):

• SpeciesName (species)

• Title

• Collections

• Years (yrs)

• CollectionMethods (methods)

• Tags

Valid operators

The following operators are valid (alternative names are listed in brackets):

• contains (contain, has, have)

• !contains (!contains, !has, !have, ncontains)

• equals (=, ==, equal, eq)

• !equals (!=, not, !equal, !eq, neq)

• starts (starts with, start with, start, sw)

• !starts (not starts with, not start with, !start, nsw)

• ⁠in⁠ (within)

• ⁠!in⁠ (not in, not within, !within, nin)

• greater (greater than, gt, >)

• less (less than, lt, <)

Author(s)

Francis Windram

Examples

search_vd_smart("Collections", "gt", "1000")

ohvbd documentation built on March 10, 2026, 1:07 a.m.