R/RcppDataFrame.R

In RcppExamples: Examples using Rcpp to interface R and C++

## RcppDataFrame.R: DataFrame example
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## Copyright (C) 2011 - 2013        Dirk Eddelbuettel and Romain Francois
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RcppDataFrame <- function() {

    ## create a simple data.frame
    ## here we enforce strings, factors can be used too
    D <- data.frame(a=1:3,
                    b=LETTERS[1:3],
                    c=as.Date("2011-01-01")+0:2,
                    stringsAsFactors=FALSE)
    cat("Original data frame before call:\n")
    print(D)

    ## Make the call...
    val <- DataFrameExample(D)
    
    cat("\nAfter call, original and new data frames:\n")
    print(val)

    val
}