splitstackshape (version 1.4.0)

concat.split.compact: Split Concatenated Cells into a Condensed Format

Description

The default splitting method for concat.split. Formerly based on read.concat but presently a simple wrapper for cSplit..

Usage

concat.split.compact(data, split.col, sep = ",", drop = FALSE,
  fixed = TRUE, ...)

Arguments

data

The source data.frame or data.table

split.col

The variable that needs to be split (either name or index position).

sep

The character separating each value.

drop

Logical. Should the original variable be dropped? Defaults to FALSE.

fixed

Logical. Should the split character be treated as a fixed pattern (TRUE) or a regular expression (FALSE)? Defaults to TRUE.

...

optional arguments to pass to cSplit.

Value

• A data.table.

See Also

read.concat, cSplit

Examples

temp <- head(concat.test)
concat.split.compact(temp, "Likes")
concat.split.compact(temp, 4, ";")

## Extra arguments to cSplit
concat.split.compact(temp, "Siblings", drop = TRUE, stripWhite = TRUE)

rm(temp)