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ctypesio (version 0.1.3)

Read and Write Standard 'C' Types from Files, Connections and Raw Vectors

Description

Interacting with binary files can be difficult because R's types are a subset of what is generally supported by 'C'. This package provides a suite of functions for reading and writing binary data (with files, connections, and raw vectors) using 'C' type descriptions. These functions convert data between 'C' types and R types while checking for values outside the type limits, 'NA' values, etc.

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install.packages('ctypesio')

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0.1.3

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MIT + file LICENSE

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https://github.com/coolbutuseless/ctypesio

Maintainer

Mike Cheng

Last Published

July 28th, 2025

Functions in ctypesio (0.1.3)

Convert values to the given type and write to a connection

Check for NAs in values before writing

set_bounds_check

For this connection, set the response when values do not fit into given type before writing.

Read values encoded as characters strings

Convert values to the given type and write to a connection

Tag a connection with the preferred endianness

set_integer_promotion

Tag a connection with the preferred integer promotion method for types larger that R's integer type i.e. uint32, uint64, int64

Write raw bytes

Set EOF (End-of-file) handling for this connection

Write UTF8 string

Write hexadecimal string as raw bytes

aperm_vector_to_array

Permute a linear vector of data into an R array

Read bytes as hexadecimal strings

Read integer data from a connection

Print formatted strings to a connection

Read a character string from a connection

Read floating point values from a connection

ctypesio-package

ctypesio: Read and Write Standard 'C' Types from Files, Connections and Raw Vectors

Flip the endianness of elements in a vector

aperm_array_to_vector

Permute an R array to a linear vector of data