unit.id: Converts a unit to a string that works as an identifier

In a-kramer/SBtabVFGEN: Converts from SBtab to vf,mod,[sbml]

Converts a unit to a string that works as an identifier

Description

Some formats require a name for a unit definition. This functions creates a name from a unit, converting math/symbols to text. The returned value should work as an SBML unit id.

Usage

unit.id(unit.str, prnt = FALSE)

Arguments

unit.str	the original string representastion of that unit
prnt	logical switch: if TRUE, the name will be printed.

Value

unit.id string

Examples

> unit.id("s^9")
[1] "s_to_the_power_of_9"

> unit.id("cm^2")
[1] "cm_square"

> unit.id("1/s")

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