UpdateFieldName: Rename a field in a BibEntry object.

In ropensci/RefManageR: Straightforward 'BibTeX' and 'BibLaTeX' Bibliography Management

Rename a field in a BibEntry object.

Description

This function will rename a field, in every entry where it is present, in a BibEntry object.

Usage

UpdateFieldName(x, old.field, new.field)

Arguments

x	- a BibEntry object
old.field	- string; the current name of the field to be renamed
new.field	- string; the new name to replace old.field

Value

x, with the renamed field.

Examples

bib <- as.BibEntry(list(c(bibtype = "article", key = "mclean2014a", title = "My New Article", 
  author = "Mathew W. McLean", journal = "The Journal", date = "2014-01"), 
  c(bibtype = "article", key = "mclean2014b", title = "My Newer Article", 
    author = "Mathew W. McLean", journal = "The Journal", date = "2014-02")))       
bib <- UpdateFieldName(bib, "journal", "journaltitle")
toBiblatex(bib)   

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