abbrev_state: Abbreviate US state names

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Abbreviate US state names

Description

This function is used to first normalize a full state name and then call abbrev_full() using valid_name and valid_state as the full and rep arguments.

Usage

abbrev_state(full)

Arguments

full	A full US state name character vector (e.g., "Vermont").

Value

The 2-letter USPS abbreviation of for state names (e.g., "VT").

See Also

Other geographic normalization functions: abbrev_full(), check_city(), expand_abbrev(), expand_state(), fetch_city(), normal_address(), normal_city(), normal_state(), normal_zip(), str_normal()

Examples

abbrev_state(full = state.name)
abbrev_state(full = c("new mexico", "france"))

campfin documentation built on Oct. 20, 2023, 5:06 p.m.