#' Recode values
#'
#' This is a vectorised version of [switch()]: you can replace
#' numeric values based on their position or their name, and character or factor
#' values only by their name. This is an S3 generic: dplyr provides methods for
#' numeric, character, and factors. For logical vectors, use [if_else()]. For
#' more complicated criteria, use [case_when()].
#'
#' You can use `recode()` directly with factors; it will preserve the existing
#' order of levels while changing the values. Alternatively, you can
#' use `recode_factor()`, which will change the order of levels to match
#' the order of replacements. See the [forcats](http://forcats.tidyverse.org/)
#' package for more tools for working with factors and their levels.
#'
#' @param .x A vector to modify
#' @param ... Replacements. For character and factor `.x`, these should be named
#' and replacement is based only on their name. For numeric `.x`, these can be
#' named or not. If not named, the replacement is done based on position i.e.
#' `.x` represents positions to look for in replacements. See examples.
#'
#' When named, the argument names should be the current values to be replaced, and the
#' argument values should be the new (replacement) values.
#'
#' All replacements must be the same type, and must have either
#' length one or the same length as `.x`.
#'
#' These dots support [tidy dots][rlang::tidy-dots] features.
#' @param .default If supplied, all values not otherwise matched will
#' be given this value. If not supplied and if the replacements are
#' the same type as the original values in `.x`, unmatched
#' values are not changed. If not supplied and if the replacements
#' are not compatible, unmatched values are replaced with `NA`.
#'
#' `.default` must be either length 1 or the same length as
#' `.x`.
#' @param .missing If supplied, any missing values in `.x` will be
#' replaced by this value. Must be either length 1 or the same length as
#' `.x`.
#' @param .ordered If `TRUE`, `recode_factor()` creates an
#' ordered factor.
#' @return A vector the same length as `.x`, and the same type as
#' the first of `...`, `.default`, or `.missing`.
#' `recode_factor()` returns a factor whose levels are in the same order as
#' in `...`. The levels in `.default` and `.missing` come last.
#' @seealso [na_if()] to replace specified values with a `NA`.
#'
#' [coalesce()] to replace missing values with a specified value.
#'
#' [tidyr::replace_na()] to replace `NA` with a value.
#' @export
#' @examples
#' # For character values, recode values with named arguments only. Unmatched
#' # values are unchanged.
#' char_vec <- sample(c("a", "b", "c"), 10, replace = TRUE)
#' recode(char_vec, a = "Apple")
#' recode(char_vec, a = "Apple", b = "Banana")
#'
#' # Use .default as replacement for unmatched values
#' recode(char_vec, a = "Apple", b = "Banana", .default = NA_character_)
#'
#' # Use a named list for unquote splicing with !!!
#' level_key <- list(a = "apple", b = "banana", c = "carrot")
#' recode(char_vec, !!!level_key)
#'
#' # For numeric values, named arguments can also be used
#' num_vec <- c(1:4, NA)
#' recode(num_vec, `2` = 20L, `4` = 40L)
#'
#' # Or if you don't name the arguments, recode() matches by position.
#' # (Only works for numeric vector)
#' recode(num_vec, "a", "b", "c", "d")
#' # .x (position given) looks in (...), then grabs (... value at position)
#' # so if nothing at position (here 5), it uses .default or NA.
#' recode(c(1,5,3), "a", "b", "c", "d", .default = "nothing")
#'
#' # Note that if the replacements are not compatible with .x,
#' # unmatched values are replaced by NA and a warning is issued.
#' recode(num_vec, `2` = "b", `4` = "d")
#' # use .default to change the replacement value
#' recode(num_vec, "a", "b", "c", .default = "other")
#' # use .missing to replace missing values in .x
#' recode(num_vec, "a", "b", "c", .default = "other", .missing = "missing")
#'
#' # For factor values, use only named replacements
#' # and supply default with levels()
#' factor_vec <- factor(c("a", "b", "c"))
#' recode(factor_vec, a = "Apple", .default = levels(factor_vec))
#'
#' # Use recode_factor() to create factors with levels ordered as they
#' # appear in the recode call. The levels in .default and .missing
#' # come last.
#' recode_factor(num_vec, `1` = "z", `2` = "y", `3` = "x")
#' recode_factor(num_vec, `1` = "z", `2` = "y", `3` = "x",
#' .default = "D")
#' recode_factor(num_vec, `1` = "z", `2` = "y", `3` = "x",
#' .default = "D", .missing = "M")
#'
#' # When the input vector is a compatible vector (character vector or
#' # factor), it is reused as default.
#' recode_factor(letters[1:3], b = "z", c = "y")
#' recode_factor(factor(letters[1:3]), b = "z", c = "y")
#'
#' # Use a named list to recode factor with unquote splicing.
#' level_key <- list(a = "apple", b = "banana", c = "carrot")
#' recode_factor(char_vec, !!!level_key)
recode <- function(.x, ..., .default = NULL, .missing = NULL) {
UseMethod("recode")
}
#' @export
recode.numeric <- function(.x, ..., .default = NULL, .missing = NULL) {
values <- list2(...)
nms <- have_name(values)
if (all(nms)) {
vals <- as.double(names(values))
} else if (all(!nms)) {
vals <- seq_along(values)
} else {
abort("Either all values must be named, or none must be named.")
}
n <- length(.x)
template <- find_template(values, .default, .missing)
out <- template[rep(NA_integer_, n)]
replaced <- rep(FALSE, n)
for (i in seq_along(values)) {
out <- replace_with(out, .x == vals[i], values[[i]], paste0("Vector ", i))
replaced[.x == vals[i]] <- TRUE
}
.default <- validate_recode_default(.default, .x, out, replaced)
out <- replace_with(out, !replaced & !is.na(.x), .default, "`.default`")
out <- replace_with(out, is.na(.x), .missing, "`.missing`")
out
}
#' @export
recode.character <- function(.x, ..., .default = NULL, .missing = NULL) {
values <- list2(...)
if (!all(have_name(values))) {
bad <- which(!have_name(values)) + 1
bad_pos_args(bad, "must be named, not unnamed")
}
n <- length(.x)
template <- find_template(values, .default, .missing)
out <- template[rep(NA_integer_, n)]
replaced <- rep(FALSE, n)
for (nm in names(values)) {
out <- replace_with(out, .x == nm, values[[nm]], paste0("`", nm, "`"))
replaced[.x == nm] <- TRUE
}
.default <- validate_recode_default(.default, .x, out, replaced)
out <- replace_with(out, !replaced & !is.na(.x), .default, "`.default`")
out <- replace_with(out, is.na(.x), .missing, "`.missing`")
out
}
#' @export
recode.factor <- function(.x, ..., .default = NULL, .missing = NULL) {
values <- list2(...)
if (length(values) == 0) {
abort("No replacements provided")
}
if (!all(have_name(values))) {
bad <- which(!have_name(values)) + 1
bad_pos_args(bad, "must be named, not unnamed")
}
if (!is.null(.missing)) {
bad_args(".missing", "is not supported for factors")
}
n <- length(levels(.x))
template <- find_template(values, .default, .missing)
out <- template[rep(NA_integer_, n)]
replaced <- rep(FALSE, n)
for (nm in names(values)) {
out <- replace_with(
out,
levels(.x) == nm,
values[[nm]],
paste0("`", nm, "`")
)
replaced[levels(.x) == nm] <- TRUE
}
.default <- validate_recode_default(.default, .x, out, replaced)
out <- replace_with(out, !replaced, .default, "`.default`")
if (is.character(out)) {
levels(.x) <- out
.x
} else {
out[as.integer(.x)]
}
}
find_template <- function(values, .default = NULL, .missing = NULL) {
x <- compact(c(values, .default, .missing))
if (length(x) == 0) {
abort("No replacements provided")
}
x[[1]]
}
validate_recode_default <- function(default, x, out, replaced) {
default <- recode_default(x, default, out)
if (is.null(default) && sum(replaced & !is.na(x)) < length(out[!is.na(x)])) {
warning(
"Unreplaced values treated as NA as .x is not compatible. ",
"Please specify replacements exhaustively or supply .default",
call. = FALSE
)
}
default
}
recode_default <- function(x, default, out) {
UseMethod("recode_default")
}
recode_default.default <- function(x, default, out) {
same_type <- identical(typeof(x), typeof(out))
if (is.null(default) && same_type) {
x
} else {
default
}
}
recode_default.factor <- function(x, default, out) {
if (is.null(default)) {
if ((is.character(out) || is.factor(out)) && is.factor(x)) {
levels(x)
} else {
out[NA_integer_]
}
} else {
default
}
}
#' @rdname recode
#' @export
recode_factor <- function(.x, ..., .default = NULL, .missing = NULL,
.ordered = FALSE) {
values <- list2(...)
recoded <- recode(.x, !!!values, .default = .default, .missing = .missing)
all_levels <- unique(c(values, recode_default(.x, .default, recoded), .missing))
recoded_levels <- if (is.factor(recoded)) levels(recoded) else unique(recoded)
levels <- intersect(all_levels, recoded_levels)
factor(recoded, levels, ordered = .ordered)
}
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