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Create field_types_advanced specification

Source: R/field_types.R
field_types_advanced.Rd

Specify only a subset of the names and types of fields in the source data frame. The remaining fields will be given the same 'default' type.

Usage

field_types_advanced(..., .default_field_type = ft_simple())

Arguments

...

names and types of fields (columns) in source data.

.default_field_type

field_type to use for any remaining fields (columns) in source data. Note, this means there can not be a field in the data named .default_field_type

Value

A field_types object

See also

field_types(), field_types_available(), template_field_types()

Examples

fts <- field_types_advanced(
  PrescriptionDate = ft_timepoint(),
  PatientID = ft_ignore(),
  .default_field_type = ft_simple()
)

fts
#> PrescriptionDate	<timepoint>	options: includes_time
#> PatientID	<ignore>
#> .default_field_type	<simple>