Duplicate and concatenate in R, we will explore how to use the str_dup
function in R to duplicate and concatenate strings within a character vector.
The str_dup
function is part of the stringr
package, which provides a variety of functions for working with strings.
Example Data
To demonstrate the usage of str_dup
, we will create a character string x
containing the letters “ABC” and three dots:
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x <- "ABC..."
Example: Application of str_dup Function in R
Before we can use the str_dup
function, we need to install and load the stringr
package:
install.packages("stringr") library("stringr")
Now, we can use the str_dup
function to duplicate the character string x
five times:
str_dup(x, 5)
This will output a new character string containing the original string x
five times:
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# "ABC...ABC...ABC...ABC...ABC..."
As you can see, the str_dup
function duplicates the original string x
five times and concatenates the results into a single character string.
Conclusion
In this article, we have learned how to use the str_dup
function in R to duplicate and concatenate strings within a character vector.
By using the str_dup
function, you can easily create repeated strings for various purposes, such as data manipulation or text analysis.