regexr (version 1.0.2)

as.regexr: Generic Method to Coerce to regexr

Description

Coerce an object to regexr class.

Usage

as.regexr(x, names = TRUE, comments = TRUE, names.above = FALSE,
  comments.below = FALSE, ...)

Arguments

x

An object to coerce to a regexr object.

names

logical. Should names be included in the construct script?

comments

logical. Should comments be included in the construct script?

names.above

logical. Should ames be included above the regex in the construct script? If FALSE names are placed in front of the sub-expressions.

comments.below

logical. Should comments be included below the sub-expressions in the construct script? If FALSE comments are placed behind the sub-expressions.

...

Other arguments passed to as.regexr methods.

Value

• Returns a dual regexr and reverse_construct object.

Examples

library("qdapRegex")
(myregex <- grab("@rm_time2"))
out <- as.regexr(myregex)

out
summary(out)
comments(out)
subs(out)
test(out)
get_construct(out)

## On Windows copy to clipboard
get_construct(out, file="clipboard")

## No names & comments behind sub-expressions
myregex2 <- "(\\s*[a-z]+)([^)]+\\))"
get_construct(as.regexr(myregex2, names=FALSE))
get_construct(as.regexr(myregex2, names=FALSE, names.above = TRUE,
    comments.below = TRUE))