name_check {dbGaPCheckup}

Name Check

Description

This function checks if the variable names match between the data dictionary and the data.

Usage

name_check(DD.dict, DS.data, verbose = TRUE)

Arguments

DD.dict

Data dictionary.

DS.data

Data set.

verbose

When TRUE, the function prints the Message out, as well as a list of the non-matching variable names.

Value

Tibble, returned invisibly, containing: (1) Time (time stamp); (2) Name (name of the function); (3) Status (Passed/Failed); (4) Message (A copy of the message the function printed out); (5) Information (Names of variables that mismatch between the data and data dictionary).

See Also

name_correct

reorder_dictionary

reorder_data

Examples

# Example 1: Fail check (name mismatch)
data(ExampleM)
name_check(DD.dict.M, DS.data.M)
DS.data_updated <- name_correct(DD.dict.M, DS.data.M)
name_check(DD.dict.M, DS.data_updated)

# Example 2: Pass check
data(ExampleA)
name_check(DD.dict.A, DS.data.A)
print(name_check(DD.dict.A, DS.data.A, verbose=FALSE))