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Returns detailed metadata for a single dictionary, including column names and types, primary identifier column, version, size, and dimensions.

Usage

dictionary_info(name)

Arguments

name

Character. Dictionary name (e.g., "sensorimotor", "global_surnames").

Value

A named list with components:

  • name: Dictionary name

  • status: "core", "downloaded", or "ondemand"

  • version: Version string (NA if not available)

  • size_mb: File size in MB (NA if not installed)

  • n_rows: Number of rows (NA if not installed)

  • n_cols: Number of columns (NA if not installed)

  • primary_column: Name of the primary identifier column (NA if unknown)

  • columns: Named character vector of column names and types (NA if not available)

See also

list_dictionaries for a tabular overview of all dictionaries, load_dictionary for loading dictionaries, dict_version for version information.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
dictionary_info("sensorimotor")
dictionary_info("nrc_vad")
} # }