VectorSub {bfw}

R Documentation

Pattern Matching and Replacement From Vectors

Description

extending gsub by matching pattern and replacement from two vectors

Usage

VectorSub(pattern, replacement, string)

Arguments

pattern	vector containing words to match
replacement	vector containing words to replace existing words.
string	string to replace from

Value

modified string with replaced values

Examples

 pattern <- c("A","B","C")
 replacement <- 1:3
 string <- "A went to B went to C"
 VectorSub(pattern,replacement,string)
 # [1] "1 went to 2 went to 3"

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