make_names: Make unique variable names

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Make unique variable names

Description

Helper function to create new variable names that are unique given a set of existing names (in a data set, for example). If a variable name already exists, a number will be appended.

Usage

make_names(new, existing = character())

Arguments

new	a vector of proposed new variable names
existing	a vector of existing variable names

Value

a vector of unique variable names

Author(s)

Tom Elliott

Examples

make_names(c("var_x", "var_y"), c("var_x", "var_z"))

iNZightTools documentation built on Oct. 12, 2023, 5:06 p.m.