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manageSimPopObj
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get and set variables from population or sample data stored in an object of
class simPopObj.
Description
This functions allows to get or set variables in slots pop and
sample of simPopObj-objects. This is a utility
function that is useful for writing custom wrapper functions.
Usage
manageSimPopObj(x, var, sample = FALSE, set = FALSE, values = NULL)
Arguments
x
an object of class simPopObj.
var
character vector of length 1; variable name that should be set or
extracted.
sample
a logical indicating whether var should be
extracted/set from slot 'sample' (TRUE) or slot 'pop' (FALSE).
set
logical; if TRUE, argument 'values' is set to either the sample
or population data stored in 'x', depending on argument 'sample'. If FALSE,
the desired variable given by 'var' is returned from either the sample or
the pop slot of 'x'.
values
vector; if 'set' is TRUE, then this vector is used to update
the variable of sample or population data depending of choice of argument
'sample'.
Value
An object of class simPopObj (if 'set' is TRUE)
or a vector (if 'set' is FALSE).