search_state: Searches vector for states by full name and two-letter...
In DevikaNair90/prybar: Toolkit for Identifying Hidden PII in Text Data

Description Usage Arguments Details Examples

This function takes a vector input and searches presence of any text that matches states' full names or 2 letter abbreviation.

1	search_state(vec, output)

`vec`	A vector input whose contents need to be searched for references to states.
`output`	The desired output of function. Defaults to "vector" where T/F vector result is returned. The argument "dt" will output a table of original vector input, T/F vector result, and the matching substring.

The default output is a TRUE/FALSE vector but the function can also return a dataframe of the original vector input, the TRUE/FALSE result, and the substring that matched the state name pattern.

fakeaddresses <- c("820 Nut Swamp Ave.
Toms River, NJ 08753",
                   "982 Clay Street
                   Lenoir, NC 28645",
                   "4 NW. Mayfield Rd.
                   Springfield Gardens, NY 11413",
                   "20 Elmwood Street
                   Raleigh, NC 27603",
                   "196 E. Green Lake Road
                   Birmingham, AL 35209",
                   "73 Beechwood Dr.
                   La Crosse, WI VA DC 54601")

search_state(fakeaddresses)