Check Matches

Checks if all values match regular expression using

all(grepl(regexp, x[!is.na(x)]))

Usage

chk_match(x, regexp = ".+", x_name = NULL)

vld_match(x, regexp = ".+")

Arguments

x

The object to check.

regexp

A string of a regular expression.

x_name

A string of the name of object x or NULL.

Value

The chk_ function throws an informative error if the test fails or returns the original object if successful so it can used in pipes.

The vld_ function returns a flag indicating whether the test was met.

Functions

• vld_match(): Validate Matches

See also

Other chk_misc: chk_length(), chk_missing(), chk_named(), chk_not_any_na(), chk_not_empty(), chk_not_missing(), chk_sorted(), chk_unique(), chk_valid_name()

Examples

# chk_match
chk_match("1")
try(chk_match("1", regexp = "2"))
#> Error in eval(expr, envir) : `"1"` must match regular expression '2'.
# vld_match
vld_match("1")
#> [1] TRUE
vld_match("a", regexp = "a")
#> [1] TRUE
vld_match("")
#> [1] FALSE
vld_match("1", regexp = "2")
#> [1] FALSE
vld_match(NA_character_, regexp = ".*")
#> [1] TRUE