check_names: Check the names of an object contain required names

In edwardlavender/Tools4ETS: Tools for Ecological Time Series

Check the names of an object contain required names

Description

This function checks whether required names are contained within an object. If the object does not contain any/all required names (the precise criteria is controlled by the user), the function returns a helpful error message.

Usage

check_names(
  arg = deparse(substitute(input)),
  input,
  req,
  extract_names = names,
  type = any
)

Arguments

arg	A character string which defines the argument of the parent function.
input	An object for which the names need to be checked.
req	A character vector of required names.
extract_names	A function which is used to extract names from input, such as names or colnames.
type	A function which defines the failure criteria. For example, if type = all, the function will return an error unless all the names in req are contained within input. This is the default. If type = any, the function will return an error only if none of the names in req are contained within input.

Value

If the input fails the check, the function returns a helpful error message. Otherwise, nothing is returned.

Author(s)

Edward Lavender

edwardlavender/Tools4ETS documentation built on Nov. 29, 2022, 7:41 a.m.