namer: Function to create file name (path) string.
In andschar/andmisc: Missceleaneous Functions Written by Andreas Scharmüller

namer

R Documentation

Function to create file name (path) string.

Description

A file path is created in the form <dir>/<prequel><arg><ext>.

Usage

namer(
  dir = NULL,
  prequel = NULL,
  arg = NULL,
  sep = getOption("sep"),
  ext = NULL
)

Arguments

`dir`	A directory to which the path should point to.
`prequel`	Prequel that is appended to the file name (e.g. '~/project').
`arg`	A named list or vector of arguments that are used for creating the file name. Once created, they can be extracted with `denamer()`.
`sep`	String that separates names and entries of the arg (Default: <_>).
`ext`	Should a file extension be added at the end of the string? (e.g. .png)?

Author(s)

Andreas Scharmueller, andschar@proton.me

Examples

namer(dir = tempdir(),
      prequel = 'test-prequel',
      arg = list(weight = 12,
                 color = 'white'),
      sep = '_',
      ext = '.png')

andschar/andmisc documentation built on Jan. 19, 2025, 10:46 a.m.