check_names_delete: check whether list names (tobechecked) is within specified...

In Fan-Yang-Econ/linear.tools_github: Manipulate Formulas and Evaluate Marginal Effects

Description

check whether list names (tobechecked) is within specified sets ('checking')

Usage

check_names_delete(tobechecked, checking, STOP = TRUE,
  tobechecked_name = "tobechecked", checking_name = "checking",
  default_value = NULL, PRINT = TRUE)

Arguments

tobechecked	a named list / character vector to be checked
checking	a character vector, the names in 'tobechecked' is supposed to show up here.
STOP	STOP if there are names in 'tobechecked' not showing up in 'checking'. If FALSE, then we will delete the names not showing up in 'checking'.
tobechecked_name	a character, name of 'tobechecked' for printing.
checking_name	a character, name of 'checking' for printing.
default_value	value to be returned if all names in tobechecked are not in 'checking'.
PRINT	whether print diagnostic information.

Value

a 'purified' named list / character vector , with all names not showing up in 'checking' deleted.

Examples

tobechecked = list('cut' = 1, 'dwewsdfds' = 2); checking = 'cut'

result =   check_names_delete(tobechecked, checking, STOP = FALSE,
                              tobechecked_name = 'focus_var',
                              checking_name = 'all_raw_vars')
result

result = check_names_delete(tobechecked, checking, STOP = FALSE)
result

tobechecked = c('cut', 'dsfsf'); checking = 'cut'
result = check_names_delete(tobechecked, checking, STOP = FALSE)
result

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