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Add a DataObject to the DataPackage

Source: R/DataPackage.R
addMember.Rd

The DataObject is added to the DataPackage.

Usage

addMember(x, ...)

# S4 method for class 'DataPackage'
addMember(x, do, mo = NA_character_)

Arguments

x

A DataPackage instance

...

(Additional parameters)

do

The DataObject to add.

mo

A DataObject (containing metadata describing "do" ) to associate with the science object. If this DataObject has already been added to the package, the argument can be a "character" containing the DataObject identifier.

Value

the updated DataPackage object

Details

The DataObject "do" is added to the DataPackage. If the optional "mo" parameter is specified, then it is assumed that the DataObject "mo" is a metadata object that describes the science object "do" that is being added. The addMember function will add a relationship to the DataPackage resource map that indicates that the metadata object describes the science object using the Citation Typing Ontology (CITO). Note: this method updates the passed-in DataPackage object. documents and isDocumentedBy relationship.

See also

DataPackage-class

Examples

dpkg <- new("DataPackage")
data <- charToRaw("1,2,3\n4,5,6")
metadata <- charToRaw("EML or other metadata document text goes here\n")
md <- new("DataObject", id="md1", dataobj=metadata, format="text/xml", user="smith", 
  mnNodeId="urn:node:KNB")
do <- new("DataObject", id="id1", dataobj=data, format="text/csv", user="smith", 
  mnNodeId="urn:node:KNB")
# Associate the metadata object with the science object. The 'mo' object will be added 
# to the package  automatically, since it hasn't been added yet.
dpkg <- addMember(dpkg, do, md)