like: SQL Style LIKE

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SQL Style LIKE

Description

Use like as a SQL-esque opertator for pattern matching. %like% is case insensitive while %slike% is case sensitive. This is most useful in a dplyr::filter.

Usage

var %like% pattern

var %LIKE% pattern

var %slike% pattern

var %SLIKE% pattern

Arguments

var	A variable/column.
pattern	A search pattern.

Examples

state.name[state.name %like% 'or']
state.name[state.name %LIKE% 'or']
state.name[state.name %slike% 'or'] ## No Oregon

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