rgnparser (version 0.3.0)

gn_parse: gn_parse

Description

extract names using gnparser

Usage

gn_parse(
  x,
  threads = 1,
  batch_size = NULL,
  ignore_tags = FALSE,
  cultivar = FALSE,
  capitalize = FALSE,
  diaereses = FALSE,
  details = FALSE
)

Value

a list

Arguments

x

(character) vector of scientific names. required

threads

(integer/numeric) number of threads to run for parallel processing. Setting to NULL will use all threads available. default: 1

batch_size

(integer/numeric) maximum number of names in a batch send for processing. default: NULL

ignore_tags

(logical) ignore HTML entities and tags when parsing. default: FALSE

cultivar

(logical) adds support for botanical cultivars like Sarracenia flava 'Maxima' and graft-chimaeras like + Crataegomespilus. default: FALSE

capitalize

(logical) capitalizes the first letter of name-strings. default: FALSE

diaereses

(logical) preserves diaereses within names, e.g. Leptochloöpsis virgata. The stemmed canonical name will be generated without diaereses. default: FALSE

details

(logical) Return more details for a parsed name

Examples

trys <- function(x) try(x, silent=TRUE)
if (interactive()) {
x <- c("Quadrella steyermarkii (Standl.) Iltis & Cornejo",
  "Parus major Linnaeus, 1788", "Helianthus annuus var. texanus")
trys(gn_parse(x[1]))
trys(gn_parse(x[2]))
trys(gn_parse(x[3]))
trys(gn_parse(x))
# details
w <- trys(gn_parse(x, details = TRUE))
w[[1]]$details # details for one name
lapply(w, "[[", "details") # details for all names
z <- trys(gn_parse(x, details = FALSE)) # compared to regular
z
}