Select columns from bcdc_query_geodata() call — select.bcdc

Similar to a dplyr::select call, this allows you to select which columns you want the Web Feature Service to return. A key difference between dplyr::select and bcdata::select is the presence of "sticky" columns that are returned regardless of what columns are selected. If any of these "sticky" columns are selected only "sticky" columns are return. bcdc_describe_feature is one way to tell if columns are sticky in advance of issuing the Web Feature Service call.

See dplyr::select for details.

Usage

# S3 method for class 'bcdc_promise'
select(.data, ...)

Arguments

.data: object of class bcdc_promise (likely passed from bcdc_query_geodata())
...: One or more unquoted expressions separated by commas. See details.

Methods (by class)

select(bcdc_promise): select.bcdc_promise

Examples

# \donttest{
try(
  feature_spec <- bcdc_describe_feature("bc-airports")
)

try(
  ## Columns that can selected:
  feature_spec[feature_spec$sticky == TRUE,]
)
#> # A tibble: 9 × 5
#>   col_name             sticky remote_col_type local_col_type
#>   <chr>                <lgl>  <chr>           <chr>         
#> 1 id                   TRUE   xsd:string      character     
#> 2 CUSTODIAN_ORG_DESCR… TRUE   xsd:string      character     
#> 3 BUSINESS_CATEGORY_C… TRUE   xsd:string      character     
#> 4 BUSINESS_CATEGORY_D… TRUE   xsd:string      character     
#> 5 OCCUPANT_TYPE_DESCR… TRUE   xsd:string      character     
#> 6 SOURCE_DATA_ID       TRUE   xsd:string      character     
#> 7 SUPPLIED_SOURCE_ID_… TRUE   xsd:string      character     
#> 8 AIRPORT_NAME         TRUE   xsd:string      character     
#> 9 SEQUENCE_ID          TRUE   xsd:decimal     numeric       
#> # ℹ 1 more variable: column_comments <chr>

## Select columns
try(
  res <- bcdc_query_geodata("bc-airports") %>%
    select(DESCRIPTION, PHYSICAL_ADDRESS)
)

## Select "sticky" columns
try(
  res <- bcdc_query_geodata("bc-airports") %>%
    select(LOCALITY)
)
# }