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man/split_non_repeating_forms.Rd

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+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/utils.r
+\name{split_non_repeating_forms}
+\alias{split_non_repeating_forms}
+\title{Split a data frame into separate tables for each form}
+\usage{
+split_non_repeating_forms(table, universal_fields, fields)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{table}{A data frame}
+
+\item{universal_fields}{A character vector of fields that should be included
+in every table}
+
+\item{fields}{A two-column matrix containing the names of fields that should
+be included in each form}
+}
+\value{
+A list of data frames, one for each non-repeating form
+}
+\description{
+Split a data frame into separate tables for each form
+}
+\examples{
+# Create a table
+table <- data.frame(
+  id = c(1, 2, 3, 4, 5),
+  form_a_name = c("John", "Alice", "Bob", "Eve", "Mallory"),
+  form_a_age = c(25, 30, 25, 15, 20),
+  form_b_name = c("John", "Alice", "Bob", "Eve", "Mallory"),
+  form_b_gender = c("M", "F", "M", "F", "F")
+)
+
+# Create the universal fields
+universal_fields <- c("id")
+
+# Create the fields
+fields <- matrix(
+  c("form_a_name", "form_a",
+    "form_a_age", "form_a",
+    "form_b_name", "form_b",
+    "form_b_gender", "form_b"),
+  ncol = 2, byrow = TRUE
+)
+
+# Split the table
+split_non_repeating_forms(table, universal_fields, fields)
+}