forcats (version 0.4.0)

as_factor: Convert input to a factor.

Description

Compared to base R, this function creates levels in the order in which they appear, which will be the same on every platform. (Base R sorts in the current locale which can vary from place to place.)

Usage

as_factor(x, ...)
# S3 method for factor
as_factor(x, ...)
# S3 method for character
as_factor(x, ...)
# S3 method for numeric
as_factor(x, ...)

Arguments

x

Object to coerce to a factor.

...

Other arguments passed down to method.

Details

This is a generic function.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
x <- c("a", "z", "g")
as_factor(x)
as.factor(x)
y <- c("1.1", "11", "2.2", "22")
as_factor(y)
as.factor(y)
# }