find_postcodes_in_string: Find postcodes in a string.

In xavier-gilbert/sabre: Spruce up Addresse and Business REcords

Description

Returns an empty string where no match is found. The string can be an address or any text string. For large flat files, use find_postcodes().

Usage

find_postcodes_in_string(string, locale = "GBR")

Arguments

string	Input vector. Either a character vector, or something coercible to one (e.g. a data frame).
locale	A string, the country code in format ISO 3. Default is "GBR".

Value

A character vector containing all the matches.

TODO

Handle extra white spaces: try trimming ws inside postcode if not match Handle special cases with lower casing without interferring with other strings such as Ec2M 1aA Handle case: currently only findingpostcodes that are in caps (to deal with possible typos, see test)

See Also

find_postcodes()

Examples

string <- "The quick brown fox lives at 6 Bridge Road, N17 0RN."
find_postcodes_in_string(string)

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