set_lb_attribute: Set special libbib attribute on object

In NYPL/libbib: Various Utilities for Library Science/Assessment and Cataloging

Set special libbib attribute on object

Description

Takes an object, attribute name, and a value and sets a special libbib attribute by reference

Usage

set_lb_attribute(x, type, value)

Arguments

x	An object to set the attribute on
type	The name of the attribute to set. lb. will be appended to this attribute name. For example, if this argument is source, and attribute called lb.source will be set on the object with the value specified
value	The value of the attribute

Value

Nothing, since the object is modified by reference.

Examples

set_lb_attribute(mtcars, "source", "R built-in dataset")

versicolor <- iris[iris$Species=="versicolor", ]
set_lb_attribute(versicolor, "note", "modified built-in dataset")
attributes(versicolor)$lb.note
# [1] "modified built-in dataset"

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