Gather attributes from data frame variables
gather_attrs moves variable-level attributes to the data frame level and spread_attrs reverses that operation.
gather_attrs(x) spread_attrs(x)
| x | A data frame. | 
import attempts to standardize the return value from the various import functions to the extent possible, thus providing a uniform data structure regardless of what import package or function is used. It achieves this by storing any optional variable-related attributes at the variable level (i.e., an attribute for mtcars$mpg is stored in attributes(mtcars$mpg) rather than attributes(mtcars)). gather_attrs moves these to the data frame level (i.e., in attributes(mtcars)). spread_attrs moves attributes back to the variable level.
x, with variable-level attributes stored at the data frame level.
e <- import("http://www.stata-press.com/data/r13/auto.dta")
str(e)
g <- gather_attrs(e)
str(attributes(e))
str(g)Please choose more modern alternatives, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.