Cast string

Cast string that is, sequences of characters.

types.castString(format, value)

Arguments

format	available options are "default", "email", "uri", "binary" and "uuid", where default Any valid string. email A valid email address. uri A valid URI. binary A base64 encoded string representing binary data. uuid A string that is a uuid.
value	string to cast

See also

Types and formats specifications

Examples

# cast any string
types.castString(format = "default", value = "string")
#> [1] "string"

# cast email
types.castString(format = "email", value = "name@gmail.com")
#> [1] "name@gmail.com"
# \dontshow{
# cast uri
types.castString(format = "uri", value = "http://google.com")
#> [1] "http://google.com"
# }
# cast binary
types.castString(format = "binary", value = "dGVzdA==")
#> [1] "dGVzdA=="

# cast uuid
types.castString(format = "uuid", value = "95ecc380-afe9-11e4-9b6c-751b66dd541e")
#> [1] "95ecc380-afe9-11e4-9b6c-751b66dd541e"