query memisc 0.99.26.3

Query an Object for Information

Description

The function query can be used to search an object for a keyword.

The data.set and importer methods perform such a search through the annotations and value labels of the items in the data set.

Usage

query(x,pattern,...)
## S4 method for signature 'data.set'
query(x,pattern,...)
## S4 method for signature 'importer'
query(x,pattern,...)

## S4 method for signature 'item'
query(x,pattern,...)
# (Called by the methods above.)

Arguments

x

an object

pattern

a character string that gives the pattern to be searched for

...

optional arguments such as

fuzzy

logical, TRUE by default; use fuzzy search via agrep or regexp search via grep

extended

logical, defaults to FALSE; passed to grep

perl

logical, defaults to TRUE; passed to grep

fixed

logical, defaults to TRUE; passed to grep

ignore.case

logical, defaults to TRUE; passed to grep or agrep

insertions

numerical value, defaults to 0.999999999; passed to agrep

deletions

numerical value, defaults to 0; passed to agrep

substitutions

numerical value, defaults to 0; passed to agrep

Value

If both the annotation and the value labels of an item match the pattern the query method for ‘item’ objects returns a list containing the annotation and the value labels, otherwise if only the annotation or the value labels match the pattern, either the annotation or the value labels are returned, otherwise if neither matches the pattern, query returns NULL.

The methods of query for ‘data.set’ and ‘importer’ objects return a list of all non-NULL query results of all items contained by these objects, or NULL.

Examples

nes1948.por <- unzip(system.file("anes/NES1948.ZIP",package="memisc"),
                    "NES1948.POR",exdir=tempfile())
nes1948 <- spss.portable.file(nes1948.por)

Warning: 9 variables have duplicated labels:
V480004, V480012, V480020, V480021A, V480021B, V480033A, V480033B, V480034A,
  V480034B

query(nes1948,"TRUMAN")

$V480013

 Values and labels:

   10 'SURPRISED -- THOUGHT PEOPLE WANTED CHA'
   11 'SURPRISED -- EXPERTS, RADIO, PAPERS SA'
   12 'SURPRISED -- DEWEY A BETTER MAN'
   13 'SURPRISED -- TRUMAN RECORD BAD'
   14 'SURPRISED -- OTHER, MISCELLANEOUS'
   15 'SURPRISED -- DON'T KNOW WHY'
   19 'SURPRISED -- NA WHY'
   20 'EXPECTED -- PEOPLE WANTED SAME ADMINIS'
   21 'EXPECTED -- SKEPTICAL OF RADIO, NEWSPA'
   22 'EXPECTED -- REPUBLICANS OVER-CONFIDENT'
   23 'EXPECTED -- TRUMAN'S CAMPAIGN MORE EFF'
   24 'EXPECTED -- TRUMAN A BETTER MAN OR BET'
   25 'EXPECTED -- PEOPLE OPPOSED TO 80TH CON'
   26 'EXPECTED -- PEOPLE VOTED IN ROOSEVELT'
   27 'EXPECTED -- LABOR, NEGRO, GOVERNMENT E'
   28 'EXPECTED -- DK WHY'
   29 'EXPECTED -- NA WHY'
   30 'EXPECTED -- OTHER'
   88 'IGNORES POLITICS'
   98 'DON'T KNOW WHETHER SURPRISED'
   99 'NA WHETHER SURPRISED'

$V480014A
$V480014A$annotation
description:
     WHY PPL VTD FOR TRUMAN 1

$V480014A$labels

 Values and labels:

   10 'BETTER MAN'
   20 'EXPERIENCED, GOOD RECORD'
   30 'TRUMAN PRO-LABOR, NEGRO, WORKING MAN'
   40 'GOOD CAMPAIGN CONDUCTED BY TRUMAN'
   50 'DEMOCRATS MEAN PROSPERITY, REPUBLICANS'
   60 'TRUMAN PRO RENT CONTROL, PRICE CONTROL,'
   70 'ROOSEVELT TRADITION'
   80 'PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES'
   90 'OTHER'
   91 'NO SECOND REASON'
   98 'DK'
   99 'NA'

$V480014B
$V480014B$annotation
description:
     WHY PPL VTD FOR TRUMAN 2

$V480014B$labels

 Values and labels:

   10 'BETTER MAN'
   20 'EXPERIENCED, GOOD RECORD'
   30 'TRUMAN PRO-LABOR, NEGRO, WORKING MAN'
   40 'GOOD CAMPAIGN CONDUCTED BY TRUMAN'
   50 'DEMOCRATS MEAN PROSPERITY, REPUBLICANS'
   60 'TRUMAN PRO RENT CONTROL, PRICE CONTROL,'
   70 'ROOSEVELT TRADITION'
   80 'PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES'
   90 'OTHER'
   91 'NO SECOND REASON'
   98 'DK'
   99 'NA'

$V480015A
$V480015A$annotation
description:
     WHY PPL VTD AGNST TRUMAN 1

$V480015A$labels

 Values and labels:

   10 'SMALL MAN, INADEQUATE BACKGROUND'
   20 'CAN'T HANDLE SUBORDINATES, OR PICKED BA'
   30 'CAN'T GET THINGS DONE'
   40 'PARTIAL TO LABOR, NEGRO, WORKING MAN, G'
   50 'CAN'T GET ALONG WITH CONGRESS'
   60 'CIVIL RIGHTS PROGRAM'
   70 'NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT TRUMAN MADE PEOPL'
   80 'PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES'
   90 'OTHER REASONS'
   91 'NO SECOND REASON'
   98 'DK'
   99 'NA'

$V480015B
$V480015B$annotation
description:
     WHY PPL VTD AGNST TRUMAN 2

$V480015B$labels

 Values and labels:

   10 'SMALL MAN, INADEQUATE BACKGROUND'
   20 'CAN'T HANDLE SUBORDINATES, OR PICKED BA'
   30 'CAN'T GET THINGS DONE'
   40 'PARTIAL TO LABOR, NEGRO, WORKING MAN, G'
   50 'CAN'T GET ALONG WITH CONGRESS'
   60 'CIVIL RIGHTS PROGRAM'
   70 'NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT TRUMAN MADE PEOPL'
   80 'PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES'
   90 'OTHER REASONS'
   91 'NO SECOND REASON'
   98 'DK'
   99 'NA'

$V480016A

 Values and labels:

   10 'BETTER MAN'
   20 'EXPERIENCED'
   30 'DEWEY PRO BUSINESS, WEALTHY, TRUMAN PRO'
   40 'GOOD CAMPAIGN CONDUCTED BY DEWEY'
   50 'REPUBLICANS BRING PROSPERITY, GOOD FOR'
   60 'DEWEY PRO-80TH CONGRESS, TAFT-HARTLEY A'
   70 'DEMOCRATS IN OFFICE TOO LONG'
   80 'PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES'
   90 'OTHER REASONS'
   91 'NO SECOND REASON'
   98 'DK'
   99 'NA'

$V480016B

 Values and labels:

   10 'BETTER MAN'
   20 'EXPERIENCED'
   30 'DEWEY PRO BUSINESS, WEALTHY, TRUMAN PRO'
   40 'GOOD CAMPAIGN CONDUCTED BY DEWEY'
   50 'REPUBLICANS BRING PROSPERITY, GOOD FOR'
   60 'DEWEY PRO-80TH CONGRESS, TAFT-HARTLEY A'
   70 'DEMOCRATS IN OFFICE TOO LONG'
   80 'PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES'
   90 'OTHER REASONS'
   91 'NO SECOND REASON'
   98 'DK'
   99 'NA'

$V480018

 Values and labels:

   1 'VOTED - FOR TRUMAN'
   2 'VOTED - FOR DEWEY'
   3 'VOTED - FOR WALLACE'
   4 'VOTED - FOR OTHER'
   5 'VOTED - NA FOR WHOM'
   6 'DID NOT VOTE'
   9 'NA WHETHER VOTED'

$V480020

 Values and labels:

   11 'DID NOT CONSIDER ANYONE ELSE'
   12 'CONSIDERED DEWEY'
   13 'CONSIDERED WALLACE'
   14 'CONSIDERED OTHER'
   19 'NA'
   21 'CONSIDERED TRUMAN'
   22 'DID NOT CONSIDER ANYONE ELSE'
   23 'CONSIDERED WALLACE'
   24 'CONSIDERED OTHER'
   29 'NA'
   33 'DID NOT CONSIDER ANYONE ELSE'
   41 'CONSIDERED TRUMAN'
   44 'DID NOT CONSIDER ANYONE ELSE'
   49 'NA'
   91 'INAP'

$V480023

 Values and labels:

   0 'INAP'
   1 'TRUMAN - STRAIGHT'
   2 'TRUMAN - SPLIT'
   3 'DEWEY - STRAIGHT'
   4 'DEWEY - SPLIT'
   5 'WALLACE - STRAIGHT'
   6 'OTHER - STRAIGHT'
   7 'OTHER - SPLIT'
   8 'DK'
   9 'NA'

$V480024

 Values and labels:

   0 'INAP'
   1 'TRUMAN'
   2 'DEWEY'
   3 'WALLACE'
   7 'OTHER'
   8 'DK'
   9 'NA'

$V480031A
description:
     GRPS IDENTIFIED W TRUMAN 1

$V480031B
description:
     GRPS IDENTIFIED W TRUMAN 2

$V480031C
description:
     GRPS IDENTIFIED W TRUMAN 3

$V480037

 Values and labels:

   0 'NO INCIDENT MENTIONED'
   1 'DEWEY - TRAIN ENGINEER'
   2 'DEWEY - 3 SYLLABLE WORDS'
   3 'DEWEY - DEBATE WITH STASSEN'
   4 'DEWEY - PRESS CONFERENCE'
   5 'TRUMAN - VINSON-PRO'
   6 'TRUMAN - VINSON-CON'