find_factor {clinPK}

Helper function to grab the conversion factor from an input unit and given list

Description

Helper function to grab the conversion factor from an input unit and given list

Usage

find_factor(full_unit, units = NULL, prefix = "^")

Arguments

full_unit

full unit, e.g. "mL/min/kg"

units

unit specification list, e.g. 'list("ml" = 1/1000, "dl" = 1/10, "l" = 1)'

prefix

prefix used in matching units, e.g. "^" only matches at start of string while "_" matches units specified as "/"