wt_wiki_url_parse: Parse MediaWiki Page URL

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Description

Parse a MediaWiki page url into its component parts (wiki name, wiki type, and page title). Supports both static page urls and their equivalent API calls.

Usage

wt_wiki_url_parse(url)

Arguments

url	(character) MediaWiki page url.

Value

a list with elements:

• wiki - wiki language

• type - wikipedia type

• page - page name

See Also

Other MediaWiki functions: wt_wiki_page_parse(), wt_wiki_page(), wt_wiki_url_build()

Examples

wt_wiki_url_parse(url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malus_domestica")
wt_wiki_url_parse("https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?page=Malus_domestica")

Example output

$wiki
[1] "en"

$type
[1] "wikipedia"

$page
[1] "Malus_domestica"

$wiki
[1] "en"

$type
[1] "wikipedia"

$page
[1] "Malus_domestica"

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