| desc_get_field {desc} | R Documentation |
Get a single field from a DESCRIPTION file, fail if not found
desc_get_field(key, default = stop("Field '", key, "' not found"),
trim_ws = TRUE, file = ".")
desc_get_or_fail(keys, file = ".")
key |
The field to query. |
default |
Value to return if |
trim_ws |
Whether to trim leading and trailing whitespace
from the value. Defaults to |
file |
DESCRIPTION file to use. By default the DESCRIPTION file of the current package (i.e. the package the working directory is part of) is used. |
keys |
Character vector of fields to get. |
Character string, the value of key, or default
if key is not found and default is specified.
Other simple queries: desc_del,
desc_fields, desc_get,
desc_has_fields, desc_set