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Replace void values (NA / NULL / "")

Source: R/replace_void.R
replace_void.Rd

Replace elements in a vector or list considered "void" with a specified value. Void values include NA, NULL, and empty strings "" (toggle via flags).

Usage

replace_void(
  x,
  value = NA,
  include_na = TRUE,
  include_null = TRUE,
  include_empty_str = TRUE
)

Arguments

x

A vector or list.

value

The replacement value to use for voids. Default: NA.

include_na

Logical. Replace NA if TRUE. Default: TRUE.

include_null

Logical. Replace NULL if TRUE. Default: TRUE.

include_empty_str

Logical. Replace empty strings "" if TRUE. Default: TRUE.

Value

A cleaned vector or list with void values replaced.

Examples

replace_void(c(NA, "", "a"), value = "N/A")
#> [1] "N/A" "N/A" "a"  
replace_void(list("A", "", NULL, NA), value = "missing")
#> [[1]]
#> [1] "A"
#> 
#> [[2]]
#> [1] "missing"
#> 
#> [[3]]
#> [1] "missing"
#> 
#> [[4]]
#> [1] "missing"
#> 
replace_void(c("", "b"), value = 0, include_empty_str = TRUE)
#> [1] "0" "b"