one way is to use strsplit(), i.e.,
xx <- c("AIR ", "ABCB ", "ABXA ", "ACMR ", "ADCT ", "ADEX ")
unlist(strsplit(xx, " "))
Best,
Dimitris
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From: "roger bos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "([EMAIL PROTECTED])" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 2:51 PM
Subject: [R] Can anyone please tell me how to strip the white spaces
from acharacter vector?
> for example:
>> a$tic[1:10]
> [1] "AIR " "ABCB " "ABXA " "ACMR " "ADCT " "ADEX "
> [7] "ABM " "AFCE " "AG " "ATG "
> Can anyone please tell me how to strip the white spaces from a$tic?
> Thanks,
> Roger
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