Parse and Query DELTA-Format Taxonomic Descriptions

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attribute_count	Get number of attributes for an item
attribute_string	Get attribute string
characters_df	Get character information as a data frame
chars_filename	Get characters filename
char_count	Get number of characters
char_feature	Get character feature
char_type	Get character type
char_type_name	Get character type name
char_unit	Get character unit
check	Check the characters and items
checkc	Check the characters
checki	Check the items
cluster	Hierarchical Cluster Analysis
debug_all	Get all debug output
delta2sliks	Convert DELTA dataset to SLIKS format
delta_char_types	Get character type constants
delta_version	Get package version
dependent_characters	Get all dependent characters
dependent_count	Get number of dependent characters
dist	Generate Distance Matrix using Gower's Coefficient
find_matching	Find all matching items
first_matching	Find first matching item
get_all_depchar	Get all dependent characters
get_all_dependencies	Get all dependency relationships
get_all_implicit_values	Get all implicit values
get_attribute	Get attribute string (C++ style)
get_attributes_nb	Get number of attributes (C++ style)
get_chars_debug	Get character debug output
get_chars_nb	Get number of characters (C++ style)
get_char_feature	Get character feature (C++ style)
get_char_type	Get character type (C++ style)
get_char_unit	Get character unit (C++ style)
get_depchar	Get dependent character by rank (C++ style)
get_depchar_nb	Get number of dependent characters (C++ style)
get_example_files	Get example file paths for testing
get_filename	Get filename (C++ style)
get_implicit_value	Get implicit value (C++ style)
get_item	Get complete item data as a list
get_items_debug	Get items debug output
get_items_filename	Get items filename (C++ style)
get_items_nb	Get number of items (C++ style)
get_item_name	Get item name (C++ style)
get_specs_debug	Get specifications debug output
get_specs_filename	Get specifications filename (C++ style)
get_state	Get state name (C++ style)
get_states_nb	Get number of states (C++ style)
get_version	Get version of the underlying C++ library
has_specifications	Check if specifications are available
implicit_value	Get implicit value
implicit_values	Get all implicit values
is_chars_parsed	Check if characters are parsed
is_dependent	Check if character is dependent
is_items_parsed	Check if items are parsed
is_parsed	Check if parsed (C++ style)
is_specs_parsed	Check if specifications are parsed
items_df	Get item information as a data frame
items_filename	Get items filename
item_attributes	Get item attributes as data frame
item_count	Get number of items
item_data	Get item data as list
item_name	Get item name
item_names	Get all item names
key	Generate Dichotomous Key using CONFOR/KEY
load_delta	Load a DELTA dataset
matches	Check if item matches values
natlan	Translate DELTA-format data into natural language descriptions via CONFOR
next_matching	Find next matching item
parse_attribute	Parse a DELTA attribute string
parse_characters	Parse characters file
parse_items	Parse items file
parse_specs	Parse specifications file
pcoa	Principal Coordinates Analysis
retrieve_all	Retrieve ALL information for debugging
retrieve_all_chars	Retrieve all character information for debugging
retrieve_all_items	Retrieve all item information for debugging
retrieve_all_specs	Retrieve all specifications information for debugging
save_delta	Save a Delta dataset to disk
set_chars_filename	Set characters filename
set_char_type	Set character type
set_char_type_by_name	Set character type by name
set_filename	Set filename (C++ style)
set_items_file	Set items filename
set_items_filename	Set items filename (C++ style)
set_specs_file	Set specifications filename
set_specs_filename	Set specifications filename (C++ style)
specs_filename	Get specifications filename
states	Get all states for a character
state_count	Get number of states for a character
state_name	Get state name
strip_comments	Remove comments from a DELTA string
summary	Generate a statistical summary of taxonomic characters using CONFOR
uncoded	Generate a list of uncoded characters using CONFOR