Return properties of layers in a datasource — st_layers • sf

Return properties of layers in a datasource

Usage

st_layers(dsn, options = character(0), do_count = FALSE)

Arguments

dsn: data source name (interpretation varies by driver - for some drivers, dsn is a file name, but may also be a folder, or contain the name and access credentials of a database)
options: character; driver dependent dataset open options, multiple options supported.
do_count: logical; if TRUE, count the features by reading them, even if their count is not reported by the driver

Value

list object of class sf_layers with elements

name: name of the layer
geomtype: list with for each layer the geometry types
features: number of features (if reported; see do_count)
fields: number of fields
crs: list with for each layer the crs object