mgsub: Multiple pattern gsub.
Description
An extension to gsub that handles vectors of patterns and replacements, avoiding recursion problems associated with overlap at the extense of computation time.
Usage
mgsub(pattern, replacement, x, ...)
Arguments
pattern
Character vector of patterns to match.
replacement
Character vector of replacements for each pattern.
x
Character vector in which the gsub should be performed.
...
Additional arguments to grep.
References
http://stackoverflow.com/a/15254254/560791