check if identifier touple already exists on SB — item_exists • sbtools

returns TRUE if touple already belongs to a sciencebase item, FALSE if not

Usage

item_exists(scheme, type, key, ...)

Arguments

scheme: the identifier scheme
type: the identifier type
key: the identifier key
...: Additional parameters are passed on to GET

Value

boolean for whether item exists

Examples

if (FALSE) {
item_exists('mda_streams','ts_doobs','nwis_01018035')
item_exists('mda_streams','site_root','nwis_01018035')
}