chk (version 0.9.2)

chk_vector: Check Vector

Description

Checks if is a vector using

(is.atomic(x) && !is.matrix(x) && !is.array(x)) || is.list(x)

Usage

chk_vector(x, x_name = NULL)
vld_vector(x)

Value

The chk_ function throws an informative error if the test fails or returns the original object if successful so it can used in pipes.

The vld_ function returns a flag indicating whether the test was met.

Arguments

x

The object to check.

x_name

A string of the name of object x or NULL.

Functions

• vld_vector(): Validate Vector

Details

is.vector(x) is not reliable because it returns TRUE only if the object is a vector with no attributes apart from names.

See Also

Other chk_is: chk_array(), chk_atomic(), chk_data(), chk_function(), chk_is(), chk_matrix(), chk_numeric(), chk_s3_class(), chk_s4_class(), chk_whole_numeric()

Examples

# chk_vector
chk_vector(1)
chk_vector(list())
try(chk_vector(matrix(1)))
# vld_vector
vld_vector(1)