dt_set_logical2factor: Convert data.table logical columns to factors

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Convert data.table logical columns to factors

Description

Convert data.table logical columns to factors with custom labels in-place

Usage

dt_set_logical2factor(
  x,
  cols = NULL,
  labels = c("False", "True"),
  maintain_attributes = TRUE,
  fillNA = NULL
)

Arguments

x	data.table: Input data.table. Will be modified in-place.
cols	Optional Integer or character: columns to convert. If NULL, operates on all logical columns.
labels	Character: labels for factor levels.
maintain_attributes	Logical: If TRUE, maintain column attributes.
fillNA	Optional Character: If not NULL, fill NA values with this constant.

Value

data.table, invisibly.

Author(s)

EDG

Examples

library(data.table)
x <- data.table(a = 1:5, b = c(TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE))
x
dt_set_logical2factor(x)
x
z <- data.table(
  alpha = 1:5,
  beta = c(TRUE, FALSE, TRUE, NA, TRUE),
  gamma = c(FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE, NA)
)
# You can usee fillNA to fill NA values with a constant
dt_set_logical2factor(z, cols = "beta", labels = c("No", "Yes"), fillNA = "No")
z
w <- data.table(mango = 1:5, banana = c(FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, TRUE, FALSE))
w
dt_set_logical2factor(w, cols = 2, labels = c("Ugh", "Huh"))
w
# Column attributes are maintained by default:
z <- data.table(
  alpha = 1:5,
  beta = c(TRUE, FALSE, TRUE, NA, TRUE),
  gamma = c(FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE, NA)
)
for (i in seq_along(z)) setattr(z[[i]], "source", "Guava")
str(z)
dt_set_logical2factor(z, cols = "beta", labels = c("No", "Yes"))
str(z)

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