validateNewColumn: Validate a new column of a table

In omopgenerics: Methods and Classes for the OMOP Common Data Model

Validate a new column of a table

Description

Validate a new column of a table

Usage

validateNewColumn(
  table,
  column,
  empty = TRUE,
  validation = "warning",
  nm = deparse1(substitute(column), backtick = TRUE),
  call = parent.frame()
)

Arguments

table	The table to check if the column already exists.
column	Character vector with the name(s) of the new column(s).
empty	Whether it can be empty.
validation	How to perform validation: "error", "warning".
nm	Name to use in error messages. Defaults to the expression supplied to column.
call	Call argument passed to cli functions.

Value

table without conflicting columns.

Examples

x <- dplyr::tibble(
  column1 = c(1L, 2L),
  column2 = c("a", "b")
)
validateNewColumn(x, "not_exiting_column")
validateNewColumn(x, "column1")

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