[R] Is it possible to get the first letter of a word?

[Uwe Ligges]

Navarre Sabine wrote:

> Hi,
> I would to get the first letter of a word like:
> 
> 
>>title_cat
> 
>        TitleCat
> 1     Training
>  
> I would like T from Training!
> 
> Thnaks a lot for your help
>


substr(title_cat,1,1)

Uwe Ligges

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