arules (version 1.2-1)

abbreviate: Abbreviate function for item labels in transactions, itemMatrix and rules

Description

Methods to abbreviate long item labels in transactions and rules.

Usage

## S3 method for class 'transactions':
abbreviate(data, minlength = 4, ...,method = "both.sides")
## S3 method for class 'rules':
abbreviate(data, minlength = 4, ...,method = "both.sides")
## S3 method for class 'itemMatrix':
abbreviate(data, minlength = 4, ...,method = "both.sides")

Arguments

data

an object of class "transactions", "itemMatrix" and "rules"

minlength

characters allwed in abbreviation

method

apply to level and value (both.sides)

...

further arguments; currently unused

Examples

data(Adult)
inspect(head(Adult, 1))

Adult_abbr <- abbreviate(Adult, 15)
inspect(head(Adult_abbr, 1))