[R] pattern search

[Benilton Carvalho]

how about:

length(gregexpr("the", Text)[[1]])

?

b

On Apr 4, 2007, at 10:49 AM, Schmitt, Corinna wrote:

> Dear R-experts,
>
> I'm looking for an easy possibility for pattern search. I have got a
> string and a special pattern. I would like to know if the pattern
> appears in the string, if yes where does it appear (position) and the
> number of appearance.
>
> Example:
>
> Text = c("If the sun shines, no clouds should be seen in the sky!")
> SearchPattern = c("the")
> NumberOfAppearance = 0
> NumberOfLetters = 0
>
> --> NumberOfAppearance should be 2 in the end
>
> How can I get the string length (=number of letters stored in Text)?
>
> Has anyone a good idea?
>
> Thanks, Corinna
>
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