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    <h1>Converts a numeric vector into a factor</h1>

    <div class="hidden name"><code>asFactorDS2.Rd</code></div>
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    <p>This function is an assign DataSHIELD function that converts a numeric vector into
a factor type that presented as a vector or as a matrix with dummy variables.</p>
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    <div class="sourceCode"><pre class="sourceCode r"><code><span><span class="fu">asFactorDS2</span><span class="op">(</span></span>
<span>  input.var.name <span class="op">=</span> <span class="cn">NULL</span>,</span>
<span>  all.unique.levels.transmit <span class="op">=</span> <span class="cn">NULL</span>,</span>
<span>  fixed.dummy.vars <span class="op">=</span> <span class="cn">NULL</span>,</span>
<span>  baseline.level <span class="op">=</span> <span class="cn">NULL</span></span>
<span><span class="op">)</span></span></code></pre></div>
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    <h2>Arguments</h2>


<dl><dt id="arg-input-var-name">input.var.name<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#arg-input-var-name"></a></dt>
<dd><p>the name of the variable that is to be converted to a factor.</p></dd>


<dt id="arg-all-unique-levels-transmit">all.unique.levels.transmit<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#arg-all-unique-levels-transmit"></a></dt>
<dd><p>the levels that the variable will be transmitted to.</p></dd>


<dt id="arg-fixed-dummy-vars">fixed.dummy.vars<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#arg-fixed-dummy-vars"></a></dt>
<dd><p>a boolean that determines whether the new object will be represented as
a vector or as a matrix of dummy variables indicating the factor level of each data point.
If this argument is set to FALSE (default) then the input variable is converted to a factor and
assigned as a vector. If is set to TRUE then the input variable is converted to a factor but
assigned as a matrix of dummy variables.</p></dd>


<dt id="arg-baseline-level">baseline.level<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#arg-baseline-level"></a></dt>
<dd><p>a number indicating the baseline level to be used in the creation of the
matrix of dummy variables.</p></dd>

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    <h2>Value</h2>
    <p>an object of class factor</p>
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    <h2>Details</h2>
    <p>The functions converts the input variable into a factor which is presented as a vector
if the <code>fixed.dummy.vars</code> is set to FALSE or as a matrix with dummy variables if the
<code>fixed.dummy.vars</code> is set to TRUE (see the help file of ds.asFactor.b for more details).</p>
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