Last data update: 2014.03.03
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R: Extract words from a sentence.
Extract words from a sentence.
Description
Extract words from a sentence.
Usage
word(string, start = 1L, end = start, sep = fixed(" "))
Arguments
string |
input character vector.
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start |
integer vector giving position of first word to extract.
Defaults to first word. If negative, counts backwards from last
character.
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end |
integer vector giving position of last word to extract.
Defaults to first word. If negative, counts backwards from last
character.
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sep |
separator between words. Defaults to single space.
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Value
character vector of words from start to end
(inclusive). Will be length of longest input argument.
Examples
sentences <- c("Jane saw a cat", "Jane sat down")
word(sentences, 1)
word(sentences, 2)
word(sentences, -1)
word(sentences, 2, -1)
# Also vectorised over start and end
word(sentences[1], 1:3, -1)
word(sentences[1], 1, 1:4)
# Can define words by other separators
str <- 'abc.def..123.4568.999'
word(str, 1, sep = fixed('..'))
word(str, 2, sep = fixed('..'))
Results
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