S7 (version 0.1.1)

props: Get/set multiple properties

Description

• props(x) returns all properties.

• props(x) <- list(name1 = val1, name2 = val2) modifies an existing object by setting multiple properties simultaneously.

• set_props(x, name1 = val1, name2 = val2) creates a copy of an existing object with new values for the specified properties.

Usage

props(object)
props(object) <- value
set_props(object, ...)

Value

A named list of property values.

Arguments

object

An object from a S7 class

value

A named list of values. The object is checked for validity only after all replacements are performed.

...

Name-value pairs given property to modify and new value.

Examples

horse <- new_class("horse", properties = list(
  name = class_character,
  colour = class_character,
  height = class_numeric
))
lexington <- horse(colour = "bay", height = 15, name = "Lex")

props(lexington)
props(lexington) <- list(height = 14, name = "Lexington")
lexington