hsSafeName: Non-existing desired name

In KWB-R/kwb.utils: General Utility Functions Developed at KWB

Non-existing desired name

Description

Returns a name that is not yet contained in a vector myNames of existing names.

Usage

hsSafeName(myName, myNames)

Arguments

myName	desired name.
myNames	vector of existing names.

Value

If myName is not contained in myNames it is returned. Otherwise myName is modified to myName_01, myName_02, ... until a non-existing name is found that is then returned.

Examples

existing <- c("a", "b")
myName <- hsSafeName("c", existing)
myName                               # "c"
myName <- hsSafeName("a", existing)
myName                               # "a_1"
hsSafeName("a", c(existing, myName)) # "a_2"
  

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