campfin (version 1.0.7)

expand_state: Expand US state names

Description

This function is used to first normalize an abb and then call expand_abbrev() using valid_state and valid_name as the abb and rep arguments.

Usage

expand_state(abb)

Arguments

abb

A abb US state name character vector (e.g., "Vermont").

Value

The 2-letter USPS abbreviation of for state names (e.g., "VT").

See Also

Other geographic normalization functions: abbrev_full(), abbrev_state(), check_city(), expand_abbrev(), fetch_city(), normal_address(), normal_city(), normal_state(), normal_zip(), str_normal()

Examples

# NOT RUN {
expand_state(abb = state.abb)
expand_state(abb = c("nm", "fr"))
# }