set_col_types: Set Column Types

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Description

Set column types in a dataframe using regexes. Separate full or partial column names to look for by |.

Usage

set_col_types(df, fac_regex = "", num_regex = "", date_regex = "",
  datetm_regex = "", char_regex = "", ...)

Arguments

df	A datafame
fac_regex	A regex of column names to be turned into factors.
num_regex	A regex of column names to be turned numeric.
date_regex	A regex of column names to be turned into dates.
datetm_regex	A regex of column names to be turned into datetimes.
char_regex	A regex of column names to be turned into character.
...	Other arguments

Examples

my_df <- as.data.frame(list(some = 1:5, column = Sys.Date() + 1:5,
                            types = letters[5:9],
                            to = c("good", "bad", "ugly", "other", "NA"),
                            change = rnorm(10:14)))

factor_cols <- c("change")
char_cols <- c("some|to")

my_new_df <- set_col_types(df = my_df, fac_regex = factor_cols,
                           char_regex = char_cols)
str(my_df)
str(my_new_df)

aedobbyn/dobtools documentation built on May 28, 2019, 2:33 a.m.