[R] find and replace characters in a string

[arun]

txt<-  "LOI ."
gsub("[.]","%",txt)
#[1] "LOI %"
A.K.





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From: Shane Carey <careyshan at gmail.com>
To: r-help at r-project.org 
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 12:09 PM
Subject: [R] find and replace characters in a string

Hi,

I have a string of text as follows "LOI ."

How do I replace the dot with "(%)"

gsub(".","(%)",LOI .)

gives

"(%)(%)(%)(%)(%)"

Thanks
-- 
Shane

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