Returns the metadata, if any, about the specified variable

This function returns metadata, if any, about specified variable.

metadataDS(x)

Arguments

x

a string character, containing the name of the specified variable

Value

a list containing the metadata. The elements of the list will depend on the meatadata available.

Details

The function returns the metadata, obtained from attributes function.

Author

Stuart Wheater, for DataSHIELD Development Team