eeptools (version 1.2.5)

defac: Convert a factor to a character string safely

Description

This is a shortcut function to convert a factor to a character variable without having to type as.character()

Usage

defac(x)

Value

A character

Arguments

x

a factor to be turned into a character

Author

Jared E. Knowles

See Also

factor, levels to understand the R implementation of factors.

Examples

a <- as.factor(LETTERS)
summary(a)
b <- defac(a)
class(b)