valid_vin_format: Check VIN Length and Characters

In vindecodr: Provides an Interface to the Department of Transportation VIN Decoder

Description

Checks that VINs are 17 characters long and will optionally check that disallowed characters (I, O, Q) are not present.

Usage

valid_vin_format(vin, check_chars = FALSE)

Arguments

vin	A character. Should be a properly formatted Vehicle Identification Number. Wildcards (e.g., '*') are acceptable.
check_chars	Logical. Should an error be thrown if the VIN contains illegal characters?

Value

Logical.

Examples

# Random VIN
valid_vin_format("3VWLL7AJ9BM053541")
# With wild card
valid_vin_format("3VWLL7AJ9BM*53541")

vindecodr documentation built on Nov. 25, 2020, 5:07 p.m.