rx_space {RVerbalExpressions}

Match a space character.

Description

Matches a space character.

Usage

rx_space(.data = NULL, inverse = FALSE)

Arguments

.data

Expression to append, typically pulled from the pipe %>%

inverse

Invert match behavior, defaults to FALSE (match space). Use TRUE to not match space.

Examples

# match space, default
rx_space()

# dont match space
rx_space(inverse = TRUE)

# create an expression
x <- rx_space()

# create input
string <- "1 apple\t"

# extract match
regmatches(string, regexpr(x, string))

# extract no whitespace by inverting behavior
y <- rx_space(inverse = TRUE)
regmatches(string, gregexpr(y, string))