R's implementation of regex requires double backslashes. Reading
?regex will tell you more.
cleanBetweenBrackets <- function(String)
{
return(gsub("\\(.*?\\)", "", String))
}
Str <- "The cat is crazy (but not too crazy)"
cleanBetweenBrackets(Str)
> cleanBetweenBrackets(Str)
[1] "The cat is crazy "
The trailing space is left as an exercise for the reader.
Sarah
On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 2:56 AM, Audrey Riddell <audreyka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
> I am trying to remove brackets and the text contained in brackets. I tried
> to do a user defined formula... my attempt at this is pasted below.
>
> cleanBetweenBrackets <- function(String)
> { return(gsub("\(.*?\)", "", String))}
>
> I keep getting errors (namely that there is an unrecognised escape
> character in the string). I have looked at regex forums a bit, but cant
> figure this out.
>
> I want the above formula to be able to produce the following result
>
>>Str<-"The cat is crazy (but not too crazy)"
>>StrNoBrackets<-cleanBetweenBrackets(Str)
>>StrNoBrackets
> [1] "The cat is crazy "
>
> Assistance would be appreciated,
>
> Audrey
>
--
Sarah Goslee
http://www.functionaldiversity.org
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