How to use str_replace() function In R Language
str_replace() is also a function that replaces the character with a particular character in a string. It will replace only the first occurrence.
Syntax: str_replace(string, “character”, “new_character”)
Parameters:
- string is the input string
- character is the character present in the string to be replaced
- new_character is the new character to be placed in the place in the existing character
Example: R program to replace character in a string using str_replace() function
R
# load the stringr package library("stringr") # consider a string "Hello Geek" # replace the character 'e' in "Hello Geek" # with "E" print(str_replace( "Hello Geek","e", "E") ) # consider a string "Python and java" # replace the character 'a' in "Python and java" # with "M" print(str_replace("Python and java","a", "M") ) |
Output:
[1] "HEllo Geek" [1] "Python Mnd java"
Replace Specific Characters in String in R
In this article, we will discuss how to replace specific characters in a string in R Programming Language.