rlang (version 0.2.2)

switch_type: Dispatch on base types

Description

switch_type() is equivalent to switch(type_of(x, ...)), while switch_class() switchpatches based on class(x). The coerce_ versions are intended for type conversion and provide a standard error message when conversion fails.

Usage

switch_type(.x, ...)
coerce_type(.x, .to, ...)
switch_class(.x, ...)
coerce_class(.x, .to, ...)

Arguments

.x

An object from which to dispatch.

...

Named clauses. The names should be types as returned by type_of().

.to

This is useful when you switchpatch within a coercing function. If supplied, this should be a string indicating the target type. A catch-all clause is then added to signal an error stating the conversion failure. This type is prettified unless .to inherits from the S3 class "AsIs" (see base::I()).

Life cycle

• Like type_of(), switch_type() and coerce_type() are experimental functions.

• switch_class() and coerce_class() are experimental functions.

See Also

switch_lang()

Examples

# NOT RUN {
switch_type(3L,
  double = "foo",
  integer = "bar",
  "default"
)

# Use the coerce_ version to get standardised error handling when no
# type matches:
to_chr <- function(x) {
  coerce_type(x, "a chr",
    integer = as.character(x),
    double = as.character(x)
  )
}
to_chr(3L)

# Strings have their own type:
switch_type("str",
  character = "foo",
  string = "bar",
  "default"
)

# Use a fallthrough clause if you need to dispatch on all character
# vectors, including strings:
switch_type("str",
  string = ,
  character = "foo",
  "default"
)

# special and builtin functions are treated as primitive, since
# there is usually no reason to treat them differently:
switch_type(base::list,
  primitive = "foo",
  "default"
)
switch_type(base::`$`,
  primitive = "foo",
  "default"
)

# closures are not primitives:
switch_type(rlang::switch_type,
  primitive = "foo",
  "default"
)
# }