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A modified as.factor() method that retains the variable label, if it exists.

Usage

as_factor(x)

Arguments

x

A factor vector

Value

A declared or labelled variable as factor.

Examples

x <- declared(
 c(1:5, -1),
 labels = c(Good = 1, Bad = 5, DK = -1),
 na_values = -1
)
attr(x, "label") <- "Example"
as_factor(x)
#> [1] Good 2    3    4    Bad  <NA>
#> attr(,"label")
#> [1] Example
#> Levels: Good 2 3 4 Bad