dropRows: Remove rows in a data.table, data.frame, or matrix.

dropRows,data.table-methodR Documentation

Remove rows in a data.table, data.frame, or matrix.

Description

As of September of 2023, the data.table package does not have a function for removing rows by index. This function does this job.

Usage

## S4 method for signature 'data.table'
dropRows(x, drops)

## S4 method for signature 'data.frame'
dropRows(x, drops)

## S4 method for signature 'matrix'
dropRows(x, drops)

Arguments

x

A data.table or data.frame.

drops

Numeric, integer, or logical vector: Indices or indicators of rows to remove.

If a logical vector is supplied, rows that correspond to TRUE will be removed. If the vector is shorter than the number of rows, values of drops will be recycled.

Value

A data.table or data.frame.

Examples


library(data.table)

dt <- data.table(
   x = 1:10,
   y = letters[1:10],
   z = rnorm(10)
)

# make some values NA
dt[x == 4 | x == 8, y := NA_character_]
dt

# Replace NAs:
replaceNAs(dt, replace = -99, cols = "y")
dt

# Drop rows:
dropped <- dropRows(dt, 8:10)
dropped

# NB May not print... in that case, use:
print(dropped)

# We can also use replaceNAs() on vectors:
y <- 1:10
y[c(2, 10)] <- NA
replaceNAs(y, -99)

# Same as:
y <- 1:10
y[c(2, 10)] <- NA
y[is.na(y)] <- -99

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