coercion-factor: Factor coercion

In r-lib/generics: Common S3 Generics not Provided by Base R Methods Related to Model Fitting

Factor coercion

Description

Coercion functions for creating factors from other existing objects.

Usage

as.factor(x, ...)

as.ordered(x, ...)

Arguments

x	A vector of data.
...	Other arguments passed on to methods.

Details

These functions override non-generic factor coercion functions provided in base so that packages can provide methods for different data types. The default methods call the base versions.

Value

For as.factor(), a factor. For as.ordered(), an ordered factor.

Methods

as.factor()

\Sexpr[stage=render,results=rd]{generics:::methods_rd("as.factor")}

as.ordered()

\Sexpr[stage=render,results=rd]{generics:::methods_rd("as.ordered")}

Examples

as.factor(letters[1:5])
as.ordered(letters[1:5])

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