make_better_names: Make names nicer to work with

In karldw/kdw.junk: Miscellaneous Functions Karl Found Useful

Description

Make names nicer to work with

Usage

make_better_names(x)

Arguments

x	A character vector of names

Value

A transformed version of those names

See Also

make.names() and tibble::tibble()'s .name_repair argument

Resulting names are guaranteed to be unique, and will almost certainly be syntactic.

Examples

make_better_names(c("Country", "GDP $M", "Coast.Length"))
#> [1] "country" "gdp_mn"  "coast_length"
# Note that the guarantee to make the names unique can lead to some surprises
# for example, "a_and_b" becomes "a_and_b_3" in this case:
make_better_names(c("a and b", "a-and-b", "a.and.b", "a_and_b"))
#> c("a_and_b", "a_and_b_1", "a_and_b_2", "a_and_b_3")
# Here's a way to have a bad time:
make_better_names(c("", "x", "X", "x_1"))

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