Rename variables
This function renames variables in a data frame, i.e. it renames the columns of the data frame.
var_rename(x, ..., verbose = TRUE) rename_variables(x, ..., verbose = TRUE) rename_columns(x, ..., verbose = TRUE)
x |
A data frame. |
... |
A named vector, or pairs of named vectors, where the name (lhs) equals the column name that should be renamed, and the value (rhs) is the new column name. |
verbose |
Logical, if |
x, with new column names for those variables specified in ....
dummy <- data.frame( a = sample(1:4, 10, replace = TRUE), b = sample(1:4, 10, replace = TRUE), c = sample(1:4, 10, replace = TRUE) ) rename_variables(dummy, a = "first.col", c = "3rd.col") # using quasi-quotation library(rlang) v1 <- "first.col" v2 <- "3rd.col" rename_variables(dummy, a = !!v1, c = !!v2) x1 <- "a" x2 <- "b" rename_variables(dummy, !!x1 := !!v1, !!x2 := !!v2) # using a named vector new_names <- c(a = "first.col", c = "3rd.col") rename_variables(dummy, new_names)
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