create_ejAttribute: Create an attribute This package outlines the aspects of the...

In Hackout2/repijson: Tools for Handling EpiJSON (Epidemiology Data) Files

Description

This function defines attributes output ejAttribute

Usage

create_ejAttribute(name, type, value, units = NA)

Arguments

name	name of the attribute
type	type of data 'string', 'number', 'integer', 'boolean', 'date', 'location' or 'base64'
value	value of this attribute
units	The units for value. May be omitted.

Value

an ejAttribute object

Examples

characterAttribute <- create_ejAttribute(name="Format name", type="string", 
	 value="EpiJSON!") 
numericAttribute <- create_ejAttribute(name="Width of building", type="number", 
	 value=5.2,"metres")
integerAttribute <- create_ejAttribute(name="Days since last accident", type="integer", 
	 value=as.integer(2)) 
logicalAttribute <- create_ejAttribute(name="Customer satisfied", type="boolean", 
	 value=TRUE) 
dateAttributeOne <- create_ejAttribute(name="Birthdate", type="date", 
	 value=as.Date("1998-08-21")) 
dateAttributeTwo <- create_ejAttribute(name="Lunch", type="date", 
	 value=as.POSIXlt("2015-05-06 12:30")) 
if (require(base64enc, quietly=TRUE)){
	binaryAttribute <- create_ejAttribute(name="Lunch", type="base64", 
   value=base64encode(as.raw(0:255)))
}

Hackout2/repijson documentation built on May 6, 2019, 9:48 p.m.