fuzzy_search: Search for a word or phrase in a second vector that matches...

In jjesusfilho/cidades: Downloads Brazilian Cities' Demographics

Description

Search for a word or phrase in a second vector that matches the another word in the first vector.

Usage

fuzzy_search(x = NULL, y = NULL)

Arguments

x	The vector with strings to be searched for in the second vector
y	The vector with usually the correct strings to be found

Details

This is a helpful function to correct city names according to IBGE names, when the list is to long to correct by hand.

Value

A vector of best matches from y based on the x input vector.

Examples

wrong_names<-c("Mogi das Cruses","Sao Paulo","CANTA GALLO")
correct_names<-c("Canta Galo","Mogi das Cruzes","S<c3><a3>o Paulo")
fuzzy_search(x=wrong_names,y=correct_names)

jjesusfilho/cidades documentation built on May 17, 2019, 11:15 p.m.