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\alias{rk.rename.in.container}
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\alias{rk.make.repos.string}
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\alias{rk.select.CRAN.mirror}
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\title{Miscellaneous utility functions}
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rk.rename.in.container(x, old_name, new_name, envir = parent.frame())
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rk.make.repos.string()
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rk.select.CRAN.mirror()
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\item{x}{a data.frame or list.}
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\item{old_name}{a string, the name of the column or element to be renamed.}
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\item{new_name}{a string, the new name.}
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\item{envir}{an environment where \code{x} is available.}
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\code{rk.rename.in.container} renames a named object (column/element) in a data.frame/list without changing its position.
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\code{rk.make.repos.string} just creates a R statement for \code{repos}. A typical user should not need to use this function.
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\code{rk.select.CRAN.mirror} is an in-house replacement for \code{\link{chooseCRANmirror}} without changing \code{options ("repos")}, permanently. It uses native KDE gui and provides more information on each mirror.
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\code{rk.rename.in.container} returns \code{NULL} on successfule renaming, otherwise an error.
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\code{rk.make.repos.string} returns a valid R expression as a character string which can then be parsed and evaluated.
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\code{rk.select.CRAN.mirror} returns the URL of the chosen mirror, as a string.
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\author{Thomas Friedrichsmeier \email{rkward-devel@lists.sourceforge.net}}
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## rk.rename.in.container
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rk.rename.in.container(ir, "Species", "Taxonomic.Group")