updateDef {simstudy}

Update definition table

Description

Updates row definition table created by function defData or defRead. (For tables created using defDataAdd and defReadAdd use updateDefAdd.) Does not modify in-place.

Usage

updateDef(
  dtDefs,
  changevar,
  newformula = NULL,
  newvariance = NULL,
  newdist = NULL,
  newlink = NULL,
  remove = FALSE
)

Arguments

dtDefs

Definition table that will be modified

changevar

Name of field definition that will be changed

newformula

New formula definition (defaults to NULL)

newvariance

New variance specification (defaults to NULL)

newdist

New distribution definition (defaults to NULL)

newlink

New link specification (defaults to NULL)

remove

If set to TRUE, remove 'changevar'from definition (defaults to FALSE).

Value

The updated data definition table.

Examples

# Example 1

defs <- defData(varname = "x", formula = 0, variance = 3, dist = "normal")
defs <- defData(defs, varname = "y", formula = "2 + 3*x", variance = 1, dist = "normal")
defs <- defData(defs, varname = "z", formula = "4 + 3*x - 2*y", variance = 1, dist = "normal")

defs

updateDef(dtDefs = defs, changevar = "y", newformula = "x + 5", newvariance = 2)
updateDef(dtDefs = defs, changevar = "z", newdist = "poisson", newlink = "log")

# Example 2

defs <- defData(varname = "w", formula = 0, variance = 3, dist = "normal")
defs <- defData(defs, varname = "x", formula = "1 + w", variance = 1, dist = "normal")
defs <- defData(defs, varname = "z", formula = 4, variance = 1, dist = "normal")

defs

updateDef(dtDefs = defs, changevar = "x", remove = TRUE)
updateDef(dtDefs = defs, changevar = "z", remove = TRUE)

# No changes to original definition:
defs