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Derek Pierson
Derek Pierson

Reputation: 87

How to split text string in R based on capitalization?

This is one the first string split occasions that I'm not sure can be accomplished in R.

I have a list of strings containing information in the form:

data <- c("Los Angeles DodgersAtlanta Braves",
        "Milwaukee BrewersChicago Cubs",
        "Arizona DiamondbacksMiami Marlins")

How would I go about splitting the two adjoining team names in each string?
Is there a way to find or split based on the capitalization of a string?

(Maybe a way to find when two lowercase characters precede a capital and split there? )

Upvotes: 1

Views: 291

Answers (1)

Unihedron
Unihedron

Reputation: 11051

Split with the following regex:

(?:\s|(?<=[a-z]))(?=[A-Z])

Here is a regex demo.

Upvotes: 4

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