rlang (version 0.1)

type-predicates: Type predicates

Description

These type predicates aim to make type testing in R more consistent. They are wrappers around base::typeof(), so operate at a level beneath S3/S4 etc.

Usage

is_list(x, n = NULL)
is_atomic(x, n = NULL)
is_vector(x, n = NULL)
is_integer(x, n = NULL)
is_double(x, n = NULL)
is_character(x, n = NULL, encoding = NULL)
is_logical(x, n = NULL)
is_raw(x, n = NULL)
is_bytes(x, n = NULL)
is_null(x)

Arguments

x

Object to be tested.

n

Expected length of a vector.

encoding

Expected encoding of a string or character vector. One of UTF-8, latin1, or unknown.

Details

Compared to base R functions:

• The predicates for vectors include the n argument for pattern-matching on the vector length.

• Unlike is.atomic(), is_atomic() does not return TRUE for NULL.

• Unlike is.vector(), is_vector() test if an object is an atomic vector or a list. is.vector checks for the presence of attributes (other than name).

• is_function() returns TRUE only for regular functions, not special or primitive functions.

See Also

bare-type-predicates scalar-type-predicates