prep_get_labels {dataquieR}

Fetch a label for a variable based on its purpose

Description

Fetch a label for a variable based on its purpose

Usage

prep_get_labels(
  resp_vars,
  meta_data = "item_level",
  label_col,
  max_len = MAX_LABEL_LEN,
  label_class = c("SHORT", "LONG"),
  label_lang = "",
  resp_vars_are_var_names_only = FALSE
)

Arguments

resp_vars

variable list the variable names to fetch for

meta_data

meta_data the metadata, item-level

label_col

variable attribute the name of the column in the metadata with labels of variables

max_len

integer the maximum label length to return, if not possible w/o causing ambiguous labels, the labels may still be longer

label_class

enum SHORT | LONG. which sort of label according to the metadata model should be returned

label_lang

character optional language suffix, if available in the metadata

resp_vars_are_var_names_only

logical If TRUE, do not use other labels than VAR_NAMES for finding resp_vars in meta_data

Value

character suitable labels for each resp_vars, names of this vector are VAR_NAMES

Examples

## Not run: 
prep_load_workbook_like_file("meta_data_v2")
prep_get_labels("SEX_0", label_class = "SHORT", max_len = 2)

## End(Not run)