rx_punctuation: Match punctuation characters.

In VerbalExpressions/RVerbalExpressions: Create Regular Expressions Easily

Match punctuation characters.

Description

Matches punctuation characters only: ! \" # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~.

Usage

rx_punctuation(.data = NULL, inverse = FALSE)

Arguments

.data	Expression to append, typically pulled from the pipe %>%
inverse	Invert match behavior, defaults to FALSE (match punctuation). Use TRUE to not match punctuation.

Examples

rx_punctuation()
rx_punctuation(inverse = TRUE)

# create an expression
x <- rx_punctuation()

# create input
string <- 'Apple 1!'

# extract match
regmatches(string, gregexpr(x, string))

# dont extract punctuation
y <- rx_punctuation(inverse = TRUE)
regmatches(string, gregexpr(y, string))

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