validMetadataUnits: Check whether these units are acceptable (without...

In McDowellLab/loadflex: Models and Tools for Watershed Flux Estimates

Description

Check whether these units are acceptable (without translation) for inclusion in metadata

Usage

validMetadataUnits(unitstr, unit.type = c("ANY", "flow.units", "conc.units",
  "load.units", "load.rate.units", "basin.area.units"))

Arguments

unitstr	A string representing units (just one bundle at a time, please)
unit.type	string. accepts "ANY","flow.units","conc.units","load.units", or "load.rate.units"
type	A string describing the type of units desired

Value

logical. TRUE if valid for that unit type, FALSE otherwise

Examples

validMetadataUnits("colonies d^-1") # TRUE
validMetadataUnits("m^3 s^-1", unit.type="ANY") # TRUE
validMetadataUnits("nonsensical") # FALSE
validMetadataUnits("g", unit.type="load.units") # TRUE
validMetadataUnits("g", unit.type="flow.units") # FALSE

McDowellLab/loadflex documentation built on May 8, 2019, 9:48 a.m.