boilerplate_find_chars {boilerplate} | R Documentation |
Find Entries with Specific Characters in Fields
Description
This helper function finds all entries containing specific characters in a field. Useful for identifying which entries need cleaning.
Usage
boilerplate_find_chars(
db,
field,
chars,
exclude_entries = NULL,
category = NULL
)
Arguments
db |
List. The database to search. |
field |
Character. The field to check. |
chars |
Character vector. Characters to search for. |
exclude_entries |
Character vector. Entries to exclude from results. |
category |
Character. Category if db is unified. |
Value
A named list of entries containing the specified characters.
Examples
# First create a sample database
unified_db <- list(
measures = list(
test1 = list(reference = "@Smith2023[p.45]"),
test2 = list(reference = "Jones (2022)"),
test3 = list(reference = "Brown[2021]")
)
)
# Find all entries with @, [, or ] in references
entries_to_clean <- boilerplate_find_chars(
db = unified_db,
field = "reference",
chars = c("@", "[", "]"),
category = "measures"
)
# Find entries but exclude specific ones
entries_to_clean <- boilerplate_find_chars(
db = unified_db,
field = "reference",
chars = c("@", "[", "]"),
exclude_entries = c("forgiveness", "special_*"),
category = "measures"
)
[Package boilerplate version 1.3.0 Index]