
as_dwc()
rename columns in a tbl_df using a vector of terms defined by
Darwin Core Standard.
as_dwc(dwc, data, terms)
an object of class tbl_df.
a list of standard terms and definitions created using get_dwc()
.
a tbl_df.
a vector or list of terms to be used as replacement.
Pedro S. Bittencourt, Rupert A. Collins.
as_dwc()
will replace current column names by the ones defined in terms
. For each
column in data
, Darwin Core equivalent terms must be informed in the same order
by the user. If terms
and column names do not match in length or if terms
used
are not found in Darwin Core standard, an error will be printed on Console
.
# get dwc terms and definitions
dwc <- get_dwc(type = "simple")
# create a data frame with sample metadata
my_df <- tibble::tibble(
species = c("sp1", "sp2", "sp3"),
location = c("loc1", "loc2", "loc3"),
voucher = c("M01", "M02", "M03"),
collector = c("John", "Robert", "David")
)
# rename columns
as_dwc(dwc, my_df, terms = c("scientificName", "locality", "catalogNumber", "recordedBy"))
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