regexr (version 1.1.0)

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

## Not run: 
# ## NOTE: These examples will likely fail unless
# ## http://rick.measham.id.au/paste/explain becomes available again.
# 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))
# ## End(Not run)