format_metric: format a numeric vector using metric system

In moodymudskipper/cutr: Enhanced cut And Useful Related Functions

format a numeric vector using metric system

Description

format a numeric vector using metric system

Usage

format_metric(
  x,
  prefixes = c("", "k", "M", "G"),
  digits = 3,
  smart_signif = FALSE,
  symbol = TRUE,
  base_unit = "",
  ...
)

Arguments

x	a numeric vector
prefixes	a vector or prefixes (”,'k', 'M', ...), lower case symbols (”,'kilo', 'mega' ...) or powers of tens (0, 3, 6 ...).
digits	integer used by signif or smart_signif
smart_signif	logical, if TRUE smart_signif will be used instead of signif
symbol	logical, if TRUE, full symbol will be used, else prefix will be used
base_unit	character, e.g. 'g'
...	additional arguments passed to formatC

Value

formated character

Examples

format_metric(c(-2500,0.15,3,5e6),c(0,3))
format_metric(c(-2500,0.15,3,5e6),"kilo")
format_metric(c(-2500,0.15,3,5e6),base_unit="\U{20AC}")

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