Last data update: 2014.03.03
R: Common string transformations
str_delete_whitespace R Documentation
Common string transformations
Description
Perform common transformations on strings
Usage
str_delete_whitespace(string)
str_delete_separators(string)
str_delete_nonword(string)
str_expand_capwords(string)
str_delete_leading_nonword(string)
str_delete_space(string)
Arguments
string
character vector
These function take a single character vector argument and return a character
vector that has had one or more functions applied to it. They are the
building blocks for building up case transformations.
Value
character vector
Examples
# TRANSFORMATIONS
str_ucfirst( "abc def" ) # Abc Def
str_expand_capwords( "AbcDef") # Abc Def
# DELETION
str_delete_whitespace( "ABC 123" ) # ABC123
str_delete_separators( "A_B-C.123" ) # ABC123
str_delete_nonword( "ABC & 123" ) # ABC123
Results