lookfor: R version of the Stata lookfor function

In datascibc/dsbc: Miscellaneous helper functions from the Data Science Breakfast Club

Description

This will try to find a variable when you can't remember its exact name. R version of the stata lookfor function

Usage

lookfor(string_to_find, data = dt)

Arguments

string_to_find	This is the string you wish to find passed. May be quoted or not.
data	data frame or table to search

Examples

# Create dt dataframe called dt then find vars with 'y' in the name
dt <- data.frame(id=c(1:10), x=letters[1:10], y1=rnorm(10), y2=round(runif(10)*100))
lookfor(y, data=dt)

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