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add_nodes_from_df: Add nodes and attributes from a data frame

Description

Add nodes and their attributes to an existing graph object from data in a data frame.

Usage

add_nodes_from_df(graph, df, set_type = NULL, select_cols = NULL,
  drop_cols = NULL, rename_attrs = NULL, id_col = NULL, type_col = NULL,
  label_col = NULL)

Arguments

graph
a graph object of class dgr_graph that is created using create_graph.
df
the name of the data frame object.
set_type
an optional string to apply a type attribute to all nodes created from the data frame records.
select_cols
an optional character vector for specifying which columns in the data frame file should be imported as node attributes.
drop_cols
an optional character vector for dropping columns from the incoming data.
rename_attrs
an optional character for renaming node attributes.
id_col
an option to apply a column of data in the data frame as node ID values.
type_col
an option to apply a column of data in the data frame as type attribute values.
label_col
an option to apply a column of data in the data frame as label attribute values.

Value

  • a graph object of class dgr_graph.