bruceR (version 0.7.2)

RECODE: Recode a variable.

Description

Based on car::recode().

Usage

RECODE(var, recodes)

Arguments

var

Variable (numeric, character, or factor).

recodes

Character string: e.g., "lo:1=0; c(2,3)=1; 4=2; 5:hi=3; else=999".

Value

A vector of recoded variable.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
d=data.table(var=c(NA, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6))
d

d[,":="(var.recoded=RECODE(var, "lo:1=0; c(2,3)=1; 4=2; 5:hi=3; else=999"))]
d

# }