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Test driver capability

Source: R/driver.R
test_capability.Rd

Check if driver has a specific capability (DCAP_* metadata). Common capabilities include:

  • DCAP_RASTER: Can handle raster data

  • DCAP_VECTOR: Can handle vector data

  • DCAP_CREATE: Can create new datasets

  • DCAP_CREATECOPY: Can create datasets via CreateCopy

  • DCAP_VIRTUALIO: Supports /vsimem/ and other virtual filesystems

Usage

test_capability(x, capability)

Arguments

x

A GDALDriver object

capability

Capability name (e.g., "DCAP_RASTER")

Value

Logical TRUE if driver has the capability