pollstR (version 1.3.0)

pollstr_charts: Get list of available charts

Description

Get list of available charts

Usage

pollstr_charts(page = 1, topic = NULL, state = NULL, showall = NULL, convert = TRUE, max_pages = 1)

Arguments

page

Return page number

topic

Only include charts related to a specific topic. See http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/api for examples.

state

Only include charts from a single state. Use 2-letter state abbreviations. "US" will return all national charts.

showall

logical Include charts for races that were once possible but didn't happen (e.g. Gingrich vs. Obama 2012)

convert

Rearrange the data returned by the API into easier to use data frames.

max_pages

Maximum number of pages to get.

Value

If convert=TRUE, a "pollstr_charts" object with elements

charts

Data frame with data on charts.

estimates

Data frame with current estimates from each chart. The column slug matches this data frame to charts

Otherwise, a "list" in the original structure of the json returned by the API.

References

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/api

Examples

## Not run: 
#  # Get charts related to Washington
#  wa <- pollstr_charts(state='WA')
#  # Get national charts
#  us_charts <- pollstr_charts(state='US')
#  # Get charts in the topic '2016-president'
#  gov <- pollstr_charts(topic='2016-president')
#  # Get all charts
#  allcharts <- pollstr_charts()
# ## End(Not run)