txt<- "LOI ." gsub("[.]","%",txt) #[1] "LOI %" A.K.
________________________________ From: Shane Carey <careys...@gmail.com> To: r-help@r-project.org Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 12:09 PM Subject: [R] find and replace characters in a string Hi, I have a string of text as follows "LOI ." How do I replace the dot with "(%)" gsub(".","(%)",LOI .) gives "(%)(%)(%)(%)(%)" Thanks -- Shane [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.