parse_call {summarytools}R Documentation

Extract Data Information From Arguments Passed to Functions (internal)

Description

Using sys.calls(), sys.frames() and match.call(), this utility function extracts and/or infers information about the data being processed. Data frame name, variable names and labels if any, subsetting information, grouping information (when by() is used) are returned by the function which tries various methods to get this information.

Usage

parse_call(
  mc,
  var = "x",
  df_name = TRUE,
  df_label = TRUE,
  var_name = TRUE,
  var_label = TRUE,
  caller = "",
  silent = TRUE
)

Arguments

var

Character. “x” (default) or “y” (the latter being used only in ctable).

df_name

Logical.

df_label

Logical.

var_name

Logical.

var_label

Logical.

silent

Logical. Hide console messages. TRUE by default.

Value

A list consisting of one or many of the following items

Author(s)

Dominic Comtois, dominic.comtois@gmail.com


[Package summarytools version 1.1.4 Index]