like
From data.table v1.11.8
by Matt Dowle
Convenience function for calling regexpr.
Intended for use in i in [.data.table.
- Keywords
- data
Usage
like(vector,pattern)
vector %like% patternArguments
- vector
Either a
charactervector or afactor. Afactoris faster.- pattern
Passed on to
grepl.
Value
Logical vector, TRUE for items that match pattern.
Note
Current implementation does not make use of sorted keys.
See Also
Examples
# NOT RUN {
DT = data.table(Name=c("Mary","George","Martha"), Salary=c(2,3,4))
DT[Name %like% "^Mar"]
# }
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