you could use substr(), e.g.,
x <- c("asf", "dfds", "fdfdf dfd", "ehf rf ngfjvf", "gfg ")
substr(x, 1, 1)
I hope it helps.
Best,
Dimitris
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Biostatistical Centre
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Catholic University of Leuven
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Subject: [R] Is it possible to get the first letter of a word?
> Hi,
> I would to get the first letter of a word like:
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>> title_cat
> TitleCat
> 1 Training
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> I would like T from Training!
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> Thnaks a lot for your help
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> Sabine
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