check_inherits: Check class of object

In rtemis.core: Core Utilities for the 'rtemis' Ecosystem

Check class of object

Description

Check class of object

Usage

check_inherits(x, cl, allow_null = TRUE, arg_name = deparse(substitute(x)))

Arguments

x	Object to check.
cl	Character: class to check against.
allow_null	Logical: If TRUE, NULL values are allowed and return early.
arg_name	Character: Name of the variable for error messages.

Value

Called for side effects. Throws an error if checks fail.

Author(s)

EDG

Examples

check_inherits("papaya", "character")
# These will throw errors:
try(check_inherits(c(1, 2.5, 3.2), "integer"))
try(check_inherits(iris, "list"))

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