Field class

Source: R/field.R

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
# }