Bert Jacobs-2 wrote: > > I would like to replace the last tree characters of the values of a > certain > column in a dataframe. > >
Besides the mentioned standard method: I found the subset of string operations in Hadley Wickhams stringr package helpful. They have a much more consistent interface compared to the standard interface. str_sub: accepts negative positions, which are calculated from the left of the last character. Dieter -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/replace-last-3-characters-of-string-tp3424354p3425855.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.