find and replace characters in a string
txt<-? "LOI ."
gsub("[.]","%",txt)
#[1] "LOI %"
A.K.
From: Shane Carey <careyshan at gmail.com>
To: r-help at r-project.org
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 12:09 PM
Subject: [R] find and replace characters in a string
To: r-help at r-project.org
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 12:09 PM
Subject: [R] find and replace characters in a string
Hi,
I have a string of text as follows "LOI ."
How do I replace the dot with "(%)"
gsub(".","(%)",LOI .)
gives
"(%)(%)(%)(%)(%)"
Thanks
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