parseAmendment-methods: LegiScan Parser Methods - parseAmendment
In wbuchanan/legiscanR: R interface to the LegiScan API

Description Usage Arguments Value Note See Also Examples

Generic method for parsing data retrieved from getAmendment API call

Method for parsing LegiScan API calls to getAmendment

parseAmendment(theAmendment)

## S4 method for signature 'XMLDocumentContent'
parseAmendment(theAmendment)

## S4 method for signature 'character'
parseAmendment(theAmendment)

theAmendment

An object with the returned data from the amendment method

A list object containing metadata and the MIME data retrieved by the API call

The getAmendment API call method returns a binary MIME object with any of several document format types. Amendments and Supplements are not supported in all states.

Other LegiScan API Parser Generics: parseBillText, parseBillText,XMLDocumentContent-method, parseBillText,character-method; parseBill, parseBill,XMLDocumentContent,logical,character-method, parseBill,character,logical,character-method; parseMasterList, parseMasterList,XMLDocumentContent,logical,logical,numeric-method, parseMasterList,character,logical,logical,missing-method, parseSessions,character,logical,logical,missing-method; parseQuery, parseQuery,XMLDocumentContent-method, parseQuery,character-method; parseRollCall, parseRollCall,XMLDocumentContent,logical-method, parseRollCall,character,logical-method; parseSessions, parseSessions,XMLDocumentContent,logical-method, parseSessions,character,logical-method; parseSponsor, parseSponsor,XMLDocumentContent,logical-method, parseSponsor,character,logical-method; parseStates, parseStates,XMLDocumentContent,logical-method, parseStates,character,logical-method; parseSupplement, parseSupplement,XMLDocumentContent-method, parseSupplement,character-method

Other LegiScan Parser Methods: parseBillText, parseBillText,XMLDocumentContent-method, parseBillText,character-method; parseBill, parseBill,XMLDocumentContent,logical,character-method, parseBill,character,logical,character-method; parseMasterList, parseMasterList,XMLDocumentContent,logical,logical,numeric-method, parseMasterList,character,logical,logical,missing-method, parseSessions,character,logical,logical,missing-method; parseQuery, parseQuery,XMLDocumentContent-method, parseQuery,character-method; parseRollCall, parseRollCall,XMLDocumentContent,logical-method, parseRollCall,character,logical-method; parseSessions, parseSessions,XMLDocumentContent,logical-method, parseSessions,character,logical-method; parseSponsor, parseSponsor,XMLDocumentContent,logical-method, parseSponsor,character,logical-method; parseStates, parseStates,XMLDocumentContent,logical-method, parseStates,character,logical-method; parseSupplement, parseSupplement,XMLDocumentContent-method, parseSupplement,character-method

## Not run: 
# Create object of class LegiScan
myLegiScan <- legiscanR()

# Get the master list for Mississippi
theMasterList <- masterList(myLegiScan, "MS")

# Parse the XML/JSON formatted data into a data frame
cleanerMasterList <- parseMasterList(theMasterList)

# Get A bill (bill_id is in the 3rd Column of the master list)
aBill <- bill(myLegiScan, cleanerMasterList[1, 3])

# Parse the bill data
cleanerBill <- cleanBill(aBill, dataframe = FALSE, text = '')

# Retrieve the Amendment from the API call
anAmendment <- amendment(myLegiScan, cleanerBill[["amendments"]][["amendment_id"]])

# Parse the bill text response from LegiScan
cleanedAmendment <- parseAmendment(anAmendment)


## End(Not run)