size: Get/Estimate/Add the Size metadata to an object
Description
Add the optional DataCite Size property as an attribute to an R object.
Usage
size(x)
size(x, overwrite = TRUE) <- value
Value
Returns the size metadata field of the DataBibentry of
the dataset.
Arguments
x
A dataset object created with dataset::dataset.
overwrite
If a warning should be given when trying to overwrite an
existing Size property, defaults to TRUE.
The estimated object size in memory is added in SI
kB and IEC KiB (legacy Kb) units,
rounded to two decimals.
value
A string (size of the dataset in a certain serialisation),
or "estimate" produces and estimate with [utils]{object.size}.
Details
Size is an optional property in DataCite 4.4. See:
datacite:Size.
The object size is estimated with utils::object.size and it may differ
from the actual serialisation to another file format.