[R] find and replace

[arun]

Hi,
Try this:
dat1<-readLines(textConnection(
 "ID Name Fav_Place
 101 Andrew  Phoenix,AZ
 201 John SanFrancisco
 303 Julie California/New York
 304 Monica  New York"))
 gsub("Phoenix","Tucson",gsub("New York","New York City",dat1))
#[1] "ID Name Fav_Place"                  "101 Andrew  Tucson,AZ"             
#[3] "201 John SanFrancisco"              "303 Julie California/New York City"
#[5] "304 Monica  New York City" 
A.K.

----- Original Message -----
From: Sapana Lohani <lohani.sapana at ymail.com>
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Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 7:47 PM
Subject: [R] find and replace

Hi, 

My data frame (Students) is

ID Name Fav_Place
101 Andrew  Phoenix AZ
201 John San Francisco
303 JulieCalifornia / New York
304 Monica  New York

How can I replace Phoenix with Tucson & New York with New York City in the df?

Thanks
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