nametoWikiHtml {wikiTools} | R Documentation |
Create the Wikipedia link of a name or entry.
Description
Create the Wikipedia link of a name or entry.
Usage
nametoWikiHtml(name, language = "en")
Arguments
name |
A vector consisting of one or more Wikipedia's entry (i.e., topic or person). |
language |
The language of the Wikipedia page version. This should consist of an ISO language code (default = "en"). |
Details
This function adds the Wikipedia's html link to a entry or name, i.e., "Max Weber" converts into "<a href='https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Weber' target='_blank'>Max Weber</a>
". It also manages different the languages of Wikipedia through the abbreviated two-letter language parameter, i.e., "en" = "english".
Value
A character vector of names' links.
Author(s)
Modesto Escobar, Department of Sociology and Communication, University of Salamanca. See https://sociocav.usal.es/blog/modesto-escobar/
Examples
## When extracting a single item;
nametoWikiHtml("Computer", language = "en")
## When extracting two objetcs;
A <- c("Computer", "Operating system")
nametoWikiHtml(A)
B <- c("Socrates", "Plato","Aristotle" )
nametoWikiHtml(B)
[Package wikiTools version 1.2.7 Index]