parse_formula: Parse casting formulae.

In reshape2: Flexibly Reshape Data: A Reboot of the Reshape Package

Parse casting formulae.

Description

There are a two ways to specify a casting formula: either as a string, or a list of quoted variables. This function converts the former to the latter.

Usage

parse_formula(formula = "...  ~ variable", varnames, value.var = "value")

Arguments

formula	formula to parse
varnames	names of all variables in data
value.var	name of variable containing values

Details

Casting formulas separate dimensions with ~ and variables within a dimension with + or *. . can be used as a placeholder, and ... represents all other variables not otherwise used.

Examples

reshape2:::parse_formula("a + ...", letters[1:6])
reshape2:::parse_formula("a ~ b + d")
reshape2:::parse_formula("a + b ~ c ~ .")

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