udunits2 {units} | R Documentation |
udunits2 utilities
Description
Some udunits2 utilities are exposed to the user. These functions are useful for checking whether units are convertible or converting between units without having to create units objects.
Usage
ud_are_convertible(from, to, ...)
ud_convert(x, from, to)
Arguments
from |
character or object of class |
to |
character or object of class |
... |
unused. |
x |
numeric vector |
Value
ud_are_convertible
returns TRUE
if both units exist and are convertible,
FALSE
otherwise.
ud_convert
returns a numeric vector with x
converted to new unit.
Examples
ud_are_convertible("m", "km")
ud_convert(100, "m", "km")
a <- set_units(1:3, m/s)
ud_are_convertible(units(a), "km/h")
ud_convert(1:3, units(a), "km/h")
ud_are_convertible("degF", "degC")
ud_convert(32, "degF", "degC")
[Package units version 0.8-7 Index]