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fieldToVar

Convert a REDCap Data Field to an R Vector

Description

Converts a field exported from REDCap into a valid R vector

Usage

fieldToVar(
  records,
  meta_data,
  factors = TRUE,
  dates = TRUE,
  checkboxLabels = FALSE
)

Arguments

records

A data frame of records returned by exportRecords or exportReports
meta_data

A data frame giving the data dictionary, as returned by exportMetaData
factors

Logical, determines if checkbox, radio button, dropdown and yesno variables are converted to factors
dates

Logical, determines if date variables are converted to POSIXct format
checkboxLabels

Logical, determines if checkbox variables are labeled as "Checked" or using the checkbox label. Only applicable when factors = TRUE

Details

This function is called internally by exportRecords and exportReports. it is not available to the user.

Author(s)

Jeffrey Horner

redcapAPI

Interface to 'REDCap'

v2.3
GPL-2
Authors
Benjamin Nutter [aut, ctb, cre], Stephen Lane [ctb], Will Beasley [ctb], Jeffrey Horner [ctb], Will Gray [ctb], Jeremy Stephens [ctb], Marcus Lehr [ctb]
Initial release

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