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scanstatistics (version 0.1.0)

enumerate_character: Enumerate the unique, sorted values of a column, returned as a list.

Description

Enumerate the unique and sorted values of a data.table column, and return the result as a list.

Usage

enumerate_character(table, colname)

Arguments

table

A data.table.

colname

The name of a column in the table. This column should be of class character or factor.

Value

A list with the sorted and unique values of the column; the original values of the column are the list names, and the value for each name is the number for that name (numbering starts at 1).