| % Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand |
| % Please edit documentation in R/field.R |
| \docType{class} |
| \name{Field} |
| \alias{Field} |
| \alias{field} |
| \title{Field class} |
| \usage{ |
| field(name, type, metadata) |
| } |
| \arguments{ |
| \item{name}{field name} |
| |
| \item{type}{logical type, instance of \link{DataType}} |
| |
| \item{metadata}{currently ignored} |
| } |
| \description{ |
| \code{field()} lets you create an \code{arrow::Field} that maps a |
| \link[=data-type]{DataType} to a column name. Fields are contained in |
| \link[=Schema]{Schemas}. |
| } |
| \section{Methods}{ |
| |
| \itemize{ |
| \item \code{f$ToString()}: convert to a string |
| \item \code{f$Equals(other)}: test for equality. More naturally called as \code{f == other} |
| } |
| } |
| |
| \examples{ |
| \donttest{ |
| field("x", int32()) |
| } |
| } |
