auto_convert function

Column Auto-Converter

Set of rules to automatically convert column types. This is used during rbind-ing of Task s, but also in some pipe operators in list("mlr3pipelines").

All rules are stored as functions in mlr_reflections$auto_converters .

auto_convert(value, id, type, levels)

Arguments

• value: (any)

  New values to convert in order to match type.

• id: (character(1))

  Name of the column, used in error messages.

• type: (character(1))

  Type to convert values to.

• levels: (character() | NULL)

  Levels to use for conversion to factor or ordered.

Returns

Vector value converted to type type.