Kmisc (version 0.2.0)

kReplace: Replace Elements in a Vector

Description

This function replaces elements in a vector. See examples for usage.

Usage

kReplace(vec, from, to = names(from))

Arguments

vec

the vector of items you will be translating

from

the items you will be mapping 'from'

to

the items you will be mapping 'to'. must be same length and order as from.

Examples

x <- c(1, 2, 2, 3)
from <- c(1, 2)
to <- c(10, 20)
kReplace( x, from, to )

## alternatively, we can submit a named character vector
## we translate from value to name
names(from) <- to
kReplace( x, from )

## NAs are handled sensibly. Types are coerced as needed.
x <- c(1, NA, 2, 2, 3)
kReplace(x, c(1, 2), c("a", "b") )