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\name{as_factor}
\alias{as_factor}
\alias{as_factor.logical}
\alias{as_factor.numeric}
\alias{as_factor.character}
\alias{as_factor.haven_labelled}
\alias{as_factor.labelled}
\title{Convert labelled vectors to factors while preserving attributes}
\usage{
as_factor(x, ...)

\method{as_factor}{logical}(x, ...)

\method{as_factor}{numeric}(x, ...)

\method{as_factor}{character}(x, ...)

\method{as_factor}{haven_labelled}(x, ...)

\method{as_factor}{labelled}(x, ...)
}
\arguments{
\item{x}{Object to coerce to a factor.}

\item{...}{Other arguments passed down to method.}
}
\description{
This extends [forcats::as_factor()] as well as [haven::as_factor()], by appending
original attributes except for "class" after converting to factor to avoid
ta loss in case of rich formatted and labelled data.
}
\details{
Please refer to parent functions for extended documentation.
}
\examples{
# will preserve all attributes but class
c(1, 4, 3, "A", 7, 8, 1) |> as_factor()
structure(c(1, 2, 3, 2, 10, 9),
  labels = c(Unknown = 9, Refused = 10)
) |>
  as_factor()

structure(c(1, 2, 3, 2, 10, 9),
  labels = c(Unknown = 9, Refused = 10),
  class = "haven_labelled"
) |>
  as_factor()

}