Support is provided for matching against base R parameters. However, it is
recommended to avoid using it for variable assignments into an environment,
as that can introduce conflicts with base functions.
Usage
dottedCase(object, ...)
# S4 method for character
dottedCase(object, smart = TRUE, names = TRUE, prefix = TRUE)Arguments
- object
Object.
- smart
logical(1). Handle complicated special cases, such as mixed case acronyms, plus/minus, percentages, etc.- names
logical(1). Sanitize names.Only applies to string mode (
rename = FALSE).- prefix
logical(1). Prepend "X" character if necessary, when string begins with a syntactically invalid character, such as a number or non-alphanumeric. Note that names are always made syntactically valid when applicable with "X" prefix. Seemake.names()for details.Enabled by default for string mode, but disabled by default for rename mode, when applicable.
- ...
Additional arguments.
Value
Modified object.
Contains syntatically valid names.
For objects with names() defined, the underlying data
returns unchanged, except for character or vector class.
Examples
data(syntactic, package = "AcidTest")
object <- syntactic$character
dottedCase(object)
#> [1] "percent.gc" "x10um" "x5.3.bias"
#> [4] "x5prime" "g2m.score" "hello.world"
#> [7] "hello.world" "mazda.rx4" "n.count"
#> [10] "rnai.clones" "tx2gene" "tx2.gene.id"
#> [13] "worfdb.html.remap" "x123"