get_ancestors: Identify all ancestors for an individual

In jl5000/tidygedcom: Handle GEDCOM Files Using Tidyverse Principles

Identify all ancestors for an individual

Description

This function identifies records in an entire branch of the family tree above a certain individual.

Usage

get_ancestors(
  gedcom,
  indi_xref = character(),
  inc_indi = FALSE,
  inc_sibs = FALSE,
  inc_famg = FALSE,
  inc_supp = FALSE,
  birth_only = TRUE
)

Arguments

gedcom	A tidyged object.
indi_xref	The xref of an Individual record to act on if one is not activated (will override active record).
inc_indi	Whether to also include the individual themselves.
inc_sibs	Whether to also include all siblings of ancestors (siblings of this individual will only be included if the individual is included).
inc_famg	Whether to also include all Family Group records where this individual is a child (and all ancestors' Family Group records).
inc_supp	Whether to also include all supporting records (Note, Source, Repository, Multimedia).
birth_only	Whether to only include biological ancestors.

Value

A vector of xrefs of ancestors.

Examples

get_ancestors(sample555, "@I3@")
get_ancestors(sample555, "@I3@", inc_indi = TRUE)
get_ancestors(sample555, "@I3@", inc_indi = TRUE, inc_famg = TRUE)

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