Insertion of Explicit Missings in a Factor — fct_explicit_na_if • tern

This inserts explicit missings in a factor based on a condition. Additionally, existing NA values will be explicitly converted to given na_level.

Usage

fct_explicit_na_if(x, condition, na_level = "<Missing>")

Arguments

x: (factor)
the original factor.
condition: (logical)
where to insert missings.
na_level: (string)
which level to use for missings.

Value

A modified factor with inserted and existing NA converted to na_level.

See also

forcats::fct_na_value_to_level() which is used internally.

Examples

fct_explicit_na_if(factor(c("a", "b", NA)), c(TRUE, FALSE, FALSE))
#> [1] <Missing> b         <Missing>
#> Levels: a b <Missing>