[R] is there a function like %in% for characters?

[Liaw, Andy]

I suppose here's one way:

> hasChar <- function(x, y) { length(grep(x, y)) > 0 }
> hasChar("a", "abcd")
[1] TRUE
> hasChar("e", "abcd")
[1] FALSE

Andy

> From: Terry Mu
> 
> like:
> 
> "a" %in% "abcd"
> TRUE
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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