R: Rename a field in a BibEntry object.

UpdateFieldName {RefManageR} | R Documentation

## Rename a field in a BibEntry object.

### Description

This function will rename a field, in every entry where it is present, in a BibEntry object.

### Usage

    UpdateFieldName(x, old.field, new.field)

### Arguments

`x` | - a BibEntry object
`old.field` | - string; the current name of the field to be renamed
`new.field` | - string; the new name to replace `old.field`

### Value

`x`, with the renamed field.

### Examples

    bib <- as.BibEntry(list(c(bibtype = "article", key = "mclean2014a", title = "My New Article",
      author = "Mathew W. McLean", journal = "The Journal", date = "2014-01"),
      c(bibtype = "article", key = "mclean2014b", title = "My Newer Article",
        author = "Mathew W. McLean", journal = "The Journal", date = "2014-02")))
    bib <- UpdateFieldName(bib, "journal", "journaltitle")
    toBiblatex(bib)

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