str_remove_sandwich: Delete a string of characters sandwiched between specific...

In indenkun/infun: Indenkun's Utility Functions

Delete a string of characters sandwiched between specific characters

Description

Delete a string of characters sandwiched between specific characters.

Usage

str_remove_sandwich(string, start_pattern, end_pattern, perl = FALSE)

Arguments

string	Input vector. Either a character vector, or something coercible to one.
start_pattern	Specifies the first character of the string to be deleted. It must be different from the last character, end_pattern.
end_pattern	Specifies the last character of the string to be deleted. It must be different from the first character, start_pattern.
perl	logical. Should Perl-compatible regexps be used?

Details

The specified string must be a single character or three characters including the escape, and the first and last characters of the string must be different.

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