exportRecordsTyped attributesThis set of functions helps in setting attributes for columns of the resulting type cast data.frame.
stripHTMLandUnicode(field_name, field_label, field_annotation)unitsFieldAnnotation(field_name, field_label, field_annotation)
character(n). Name of the fields.
character(n). Labels from meta data.
character(n). Annotations from meta_data.
Functions passed into the assignment parameter list of
exportRecordsTyped construct attributes on a column.
They are expected to have a signature of function(field_name,
field_label, field_annotation) and return the attribute to assign or NA.
They must be vectorized.
Useful utilities are provided in stringCleanup
stripHTMLandUnicode strips both HTML and UNICODE from the field_label.
unitsFieldAnnotation pulls a units string from the field_annotation.
An example of the form searched for is units={"meters"}