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Convert type of data object in R Programming - type.convert() Function

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type.convert() function in R Language is used to compute the data type of a particular data object. It can convert data object to logical, integer, numeric, or factor.
Syntax: type.convert(x) Parameter: x: It can be a vector matrix or an array
Example 1: Apply type.convert to vector of numbers Python3 
# R program to illustrate
# type.convert to vector of numbers

# create an example vector
x1 <- c("1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7")  

# Apply type.convert function
x1_convert <- type.convert(x1) 
    
# Class of converted data        
class(x1_convert)
Output: 
[1] "integer"
Here in the above code, we can see that before type.convert() function all the numbers are stored in it, but still its a character vector. And after the function it became "Integer". Example 2: Type conversion of a vector with both characters and integers. Python3 
# R Program to illustrate
# conversion of a vector with both characters and integers

# create an example vector
x1 <- c("1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7")  

# Create example data
x2 <- c(x1, "AAA")  

# Class of example data    
class(x2)                        

# Apply type.convert function
x2_convert <- type.convert(x2)  

# Class of converted data       
class(x2_convert)
Output: 
[1] "character"
[1] "factor"
Here, in the above code there were some characters and some integers after using type.convert() function. So, the output comes to be a factor.

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