blob

A Simple S3 Class for Representing Vectors of Binary Data ('BLOBS')

v1.3.0 · Jan 14, 2026 · MIT + file LICENSE

Description

R's raw vector is useful for storing a single binary object. What if you want to put a vector of them in a data frame? The 'blob' package provides the blob object, a list of raw vectors, suitable for use as a column in data frame.

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Version History

new 1.3.0 Mar 10, 2026

updated 1.3.0 ← 1.2.4 diff Jan 13, 2026

updated 1.2.4 ← 1.2.3 diff Mar 16, 2023

updated 1.2.3 ← 1.2.2 diff Apr 9, 2022

updated 1.2.2 ← 1.2.1 diff Jul 22, 2021

updated 1.2.1 ← 1.2.0 diff Jan 19, 2020

updated 1.2.0 ← 1.1.1 diff Jul 8, 2019

updated 1.1.1 ← 1.1.0 diff Mar 24, 2018

updated 1.1.0 ← 1.0.0 diff Jun 16, 2017

new 1.0.0 Dec 28, 2016