R: Replace Symbols With Word Equivalents

replace_symbol {textclean} | R Documentation

## Replace Symbols With Word Equivalents

### Description

This function replaces symbols with word equivalents (e.g., `@` becomes `"at"`.

### Usage

    replace_symbol(x, dollar = TRUE, percent = TRUE, pound = TRUE,
      at = TRUE, and = TRUE, with = TRUE, ...)

### Arguments

`x` | A character vector.
`dollar` | logical. If `TRUE` replaces dollar sign ($) with `"dollar"`.
`percent` | logical. If `TRUE` replaces percent sign (%) with `"percent"`.
`pound` | logical. If `TRUE` replaces pound sign (#) with `"number"`.
`at` | logical. If `TRUE` replaces at sign (@) with `"at"`.
`and` | logical. If `TRUE` replaces and sign (&) with `"and"`.
`with` | logical. If `TRUE` replaces with sign (w/) with `"with"`.
`...` | ignored.

### Value

Returns a character vector with symbols replaced..

### Examples

    x <- c("I am @ Jon's & Jim's w/ Marry",
        "I owe $41 for food",
        "two is 10% of a #"
    )
    replace_symbol(x)

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