R/convertDataFrame.R

In ondri-nibs/standards_app: ONDRI Standards ShinyApp

# convertDataFrame.R
#
# Purpose: Convert the initial data frame to make values consistent to allow for 
# easier analyzation.
#
# Author: Jedid Ahn (jahn@research.baycrest.org)
#
# Date: 2019-07-04
#
# ========================================================================================

convertDataFrame <- function(df){
  # Step 1: Get any column names that are blank, and convert all to "NO_TITLE".
  selection <- colnames(df) == ""
  colnames(df)[ selection ] <- "NO_TITLE"
  
  # Step 2: Get any cells that contain the value "NA", and convert all to "".
  selection <- (is.na(df))
  df[ selection ] <- ""
  
  return (df)
}