replace_group {regreplaceR}R Documentation

Replace a Specific Named Group in a String

Description

This function replaces the value of a specific named group in a string using the provided regex pattern.

Usage

replace_group(pattern, s, group_name, replacer, ignore.case = FALSE)

Arguments

pattern

A character string containing the regex pattern with named groups.

s

A character string where the pattern will be searched.

group_name

The name of the group to be replaced.

replacer

A string that will replace the matched value of the specified group.

ignore.case

Logical. If TRUE, the pattern matching is case-insensitive. Default is FALSE.

Value

A modified string where the matched value of the specified group has been replaced by the replacer.

Examples

pattern <- "(?P<name>\\w+) is (?P<age>\\d+)"
s <- "Jane is 25"
replace_group(pattern, s, "name", "John")
# [1] "John is 25"


[Package regreplaceR version 0.1.0 Index]