parseSessions-methods: LegiScan Parser Methods - parseSessions

In wbuchanan/legiscanR: R interface to the LegiScan API

Description

Generic method for parsing data retrieved from sessionList API call

Method for parsing LegiScan API calls to getSessionList

Usage

parseSessions(rawSessionList, dataframe = TRUE)

## S4 method for signature 'XMLDocumentContent,logical'
parseSessions(rawSessionList,
  dataframe = TRUE)

## S4 method for signature 'character,logical'
parseSessions(rawSessionList, dataframe = TRUE)

Arguments

rawSessionList	An object with the returned data from the sessionList method
dataframe	A logical defining the returned object data type (set to false for a list)

See Also

Other LegiScan API Parser Generics: parseAmendment, parseAmendment,XMLDocumentContent-method, parseAmendment,character-method; 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; 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: parseAmendment, parseAmendment,XMLDocumentContent-method, parseAmendment,character-method; 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; 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: parseAmendment, parseAmendment,XMLDocumentContent-method, parseAmendment,character-method; 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; 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

Examples

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

# Get the session list for Mississippi
theSessions <- sessionList(myLegiScan, "MS")

# Parse the XML/JSON formatted data into a data frame
parseSessions(theSessions)

# Or parse into a list
parseSessions(theSessions, dataframe = FALSE)

## End(Not run)

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