replace_repeated_by_empty_string: Replace repeated values by the empty string

In stix-global/eutradeflows: Download bilateral trade flow data from Eurostat Comext

Description

This function replaces duplicated values in a column by the empty string so that the table output is easier to read. The removal is done by comparing the vector with a shifted (lagged) version of itself. By default this function will convert numeric ouptut to character variables, unless you change the default empty_value='' argument.

Usage

replace_repeated_by_empty_string(x, empty_value = "")

Arguments

x	a vector
empty_value	the default values used for the lag, should be different than the first value in x

Value

vector

Examples

replace_repeated_by_empty_string(c("bla","bla","bli", "bli"))
replace_repeated_by_empty_string(c(1,2,3))
replace_repeated_by_empty_string(c(0,0,0,1,2,2,3,3,3))

stix-global/eutradeflows documentation built on Nov. 13, 2020, 9:23 p.m.