Query Method Metadata — method_spec • sondage

Return the capabilities of a sampling method. Works for built-in methods and methods added via register_method().

Usage

method_spec(name)

Arguments

name: Method name (character string), as used by the sondage dispatchers (e.g. "brewer", "cube", "srs").

Value

A list with elements type ("wor" or "wr"), fixed_size (logical), and supports_prn (logical), or NULL if the method is unknown.

See also

register_method(), registered_methods()

Examples

method_spec("brewer")
#> $type
#> [1] "wor"
#> 
#> $fixed_size
#> [1] TRUE
#> 
#> $supports_prn
#> [1] FALSE
#> 
method_spec("cube")
#> $type
#> [1] "wor"
#> 
#> $fixed_size
#> [1] TRUE
#> 
#> $supports_prn
#> [1] FALSE
#> 
method_spec("nonexistent")
#> NULL