field() lets you create an arrow::Field that maps a DataType to a column name. Fields are contained in Schemas.

field(name, type, metadata)

Arguments

name

field name

type

logical type, instance of DataType

metadata

currently ignored

Methods

  • f$ToString(): convert to a string

  • f$Equals(other): test for equality. More naturally called as f == other

Examples

# \donttest{ field("x", int32())
#> Field #> x: int32
# }