validNames: Check if a character string is a valid R variable name

In MSToolkit: The MSToolkit library for clinical trial design

Description

Checks if a character string is a valid R variable name using regular expressions.

Usage

  validNames(...)

Arguments

...	(Required) A collection of character vectors to be checked

Details

A valid R name starts with a letter or a dot followed by a non-numerical character and contains only letters, numbers and dots.

Value

None. The function is simply generates an error if an invalid name is passed to it.

Author(s)

Mike K Smith [e-mail]

Examples

  # correct name
  validNames("DOSE")
  ## Not run: 
    # wrong name
    validNames(".334fsedqw")
  
## End(Not run)

MSToolkit documentation built on May 2, 2019, 6:30 p.m.