extract_before: Extract all characters in a string before a match

In jimbrig/jimstools: Tools for R

Extract all characters in a string before a match

Description

If a string has more than one match, this will only return the first one.

Usage

extract_before(full_string, before_string, trim_spaces = TRUE)

Arguments

full_string	The full character string to extract from.
before_string	A pattern specifying the string should be extracted before this.
trim_spaces	logical T/F, if there are any spaces within the extracted string, they will be removed. Default is TRUE.

Value

A string

Examples

extract_before("What does the fox say?", before_string = "say")

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