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Convert data to match original class

convert_data.Rd

Converts a dataset to have the same class as another reference dataset. This is useful for ensuring consistent output formats when performing operations that temporarily convert data structures (e.g., between data.table, data.frame, or tibble).

Usage

convert_data(data, data_original)

Arguments

data

A dataset to be converted. Typically a data.table or data.frame.

data_original

The original dataset whose class should be matched.

Value

The input data converted to the same class as data_original.

Details

The function checks the class of data_original in the following order:

  • If it is a tibble (tbl_df), data is converted using tibble::as_tibble().

  • If it is a base data frame but not a data.table, data is converted using as.data.frame().

  • Otherwise, data is returned unchanged (e.g., for data.table input).

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
df <- data.frame(x = 1:3)
dt <- data.table::as.data.table(df)

# Convert dt back to data.frame to match df
convert_data(dt, df)

# Convert to tibble if original was tibble
convert_data(dt, tibble::as_tibble(df))
} # }