patentsview (version 1.0.0)

with_qfuns: With qry_funs

Description

This function evaluates whatever code you pass to it in the environment of the qry_funs list. This allows you to cut down on typing when writing your queries. If you want to cut down on typing even more, you can try assigning the qry_funs list into your global environment with: list2env(qry_funs, envir = globalenv()).

Usage

with_qfuns(code, envir = parent.frame())

Value

The result of code - i.e., your query.

Arguments

code

Code to evaluate. See example.

envir

Where should R look for objects present in code that aren't present in qry_funs.

Examples

# Without with_qfuns, we have to do:
qry_funs$and(
  qry_funs$gte(patent_date = "2007-01-01"),
  qry_funs$text_phrase(patent_abstract = c("computer program")),
  qry_funs$or(
    qry_funs$eq(inventors.inventor_name_last = "Ihaka"),
    qry_funs$eq(inventors.inventor_name_last = "Chris")
  )
)

# ...With it, this becomes:
with_qfuns(
  and(
    gte(patent_date = "2007-01-01"),
    text_phrase(patent_abstract = c("computer program")),
    or(
      eq(inventors.inventor_name_last = "Ihaka"),
      eq(inventors.inventor_name_last = "Chris")
    )
  )
)