chooseShortName: Short algorithm to choose a short name based on a given long...

In r2shortcode: Shorten Function Names of Functions in Another Package and Create an Index to Make Them Accessible

Short algorithm to choose a short name based on a given long name

Description

A very simple and short algorithm to choose a short name based on a given name

Usage

chooseShortName(
  fullname = stop("Invalid string name entered."),
  withPrefix = NULL,
  withSuffix = NULL,
  envir = NULL,
  silent = FALSE
)

Arguments

fullname	The name you intend to shorten
withPrefix	Prefix to include in front of the new short name
withSuffix	Suffix to include in front of the new short name
envir	The environment where to store the name
silent	Return response at the end of evaluations?

Value

Short forms of functions

Examples

long_function_name <- 'longFunctionCall'
short_function_name <- chooseShortName(long_function_name)
short_function_name # the result should "lFC"

r2shortcode documentation built on May 29, 2024, 4:58 a.m.