[R] Search a string inside a data.frame

[Uwe Ligges]

On 21.12.2011 09:49, Alaios wrote:
> Dear all,
> I have a string and I want to search for its existance inside a data.frame (or in a column of the data.frame).
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> One way is for me to do this manually: Make a for loop for the number of elements and compare one by one element. Is there though any more improved way to do that?


Yes: you can also compare the whole column at once, but since there is 
no example in your message, you probably don't expect a detailed answer.

Best,
Uwe Ligges


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