How to use sub() function In R Language
We can replace only the first occurrence of a particular character using sub() function, it will replace only the first occurrence character in the string
Syntax: sub(character,new_character, string)
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 sub() function
R
# consider a string "Hello Geek" # replace the character 'e' in "Hello Geek" # with "E" print ( sub ( "e" , "E" , "Hello Geek" ) ) # consider a string "Python and java" # replace the character 'a' in "Python and java" # with "M" print ( sub ( "a" , "M" , "Python and java" ) ) |
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.