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Create a date_source object

Source: R/derive_var_extreme_date.R
date_source.Rd

[Deprecated] The date_source() function has been deprecated in favor of event().

Create a date_source object as input for derive_var_extreme_dt() and derive_var_extreme_dtm().

Usage 

date_source(dataset_name, filter = NULL, date, set_values_to = NULL)

Arguments

dataset_name

The name of the dataset, i.e. a string, used to search for the date.

filter

An unquoted condition for filtering dataset.

date

A variable or an expression providing a date. A date or a datetime can be specified. An unquoted symbol or expression is expected.

set_values_to

Variables to be set

Value

An object of class date_source.

See also

derive_var_extreme_dtm(), derive_var_extreme_dt()

Other deprecated: derive_param_extreme_record(), derive_var_dthcaus(), derive_var_extreme_dt(), derive_var_extreme_dtm(), dthcaus_source(), get_summary_records()

Examples 


# treatment end date from ADSL
trt_end_date <- date_source(
  dataset_name = "adsl",
  date = TRTEDT
)
#> `date_source()` was deprecated in admiral 1.2.0.
#> ℹ Please use `event()` instead.
#> ✖ This message will turn into a warning at the beginning of 2026.
#> ℹ See admiral's deprecation guidance:
#>   https://pharmaverse.github.io/admiraldev/dev/articles/programming_strategy.html#deprecation

# lab date from LB where assessment was taken, i.e. not "NOT DONE"
lb_date <- date_source(
  dataset_name = "lb",
  filter = LBSTAT != "NOT DONE" | is.na(LBSTAT),
  date = convert_dtc_to_dt(LBDTC)
)

# death date from ADSL including traceability variables
death_date <- date_source(
  dataset_name = "adsl",
  date = DTHDT,
  set_values_to = exprs(
    LALVDOM = "ADSL",
    LALVVAR = "DTHDT"
  )
)