assertions (version 0.1.0)

assert_subset: Check if a vector is a subset of another

Description

This function checks that x is a subset of y

Usage

assert_subset(x, y, msg = NULL, call = rlang::caller_env(), arg_name = NULL)

Value

Returns invisible(TRUE) if x is a subset of y, otherwise throws an error

Arguments

x

A vector to check

y

the acceptible values that x can take

msg

The error message thrown if the assertion fails (string)

call

Only relevant when pooling assertions into multi-assertion helper functions. See cli_abort for details.

arg_name

Advanced use only. Name of the argument passed (default: NULL, will automatically extract arg_name).

Examples

try({
assert_subset(1:3, 1:5) # Passes
assert_subset(c("A", "B", "C"), c("A", "B")) # Throws error since "C" is not present in first vector
})