Convert valueType into its corresponding typeof and class in R representation

Source: R/04-catalogue_functions.R

The function converts a given valueType string into its corresponding typeof representation. This function is particularly useful for mapping different data types to their equivalent value types in contexts such as data modeling and data dictionary creation. The class is provided and allows for more specific conversions when necessary.

valueType_convert_to_typeof(valueType)

Arguments

valueType

A character string of the valueType to convert.

Value

A character vector, named 'typeof' and 'class'.

Details

The valueType is a declared property of a variable that is required in certain functions to determine handling of the variables. Specifically, valueType refers to the OBiBa data type of a variable. The valueType is specified in a data dictionary in a column 'valueType' and can be associated with variables as attributes. Acceptable valueTypes include 'text', 'integer', 'decimal', 'boolean', datetime', 'date'. The full list of OBiBa valueType possibilities and their correspondence with R data types are available using valueType_list. The valueType can be used to coerce the variable to the corresponding data type.

Examples

{

valueType_convert_to_typeof(valueType = NA)
valueType_convert_to_typeof(valueType = "text")
valueType_convert_to_typeof(valueType = "date")
valueType_convert_to_typeof(valueType = "decimal")

}
#>   typeof    class 
#> "double"       NA