This function strips the old prefix from the variable names of dataframe.
It then adds the new prefix where the old one was and changes the dataframe's names to the new ones.
Usage
namepref(dataframe, pref_old, pref_new)
Arguments
- dataframe
A dataframe
- pref_old
Old prefix character that some or all variables in the dataframe have
- pref_new
New prefix character to replace the old one
Value
Returns dataframe with those variables renamed that start with the old prefix.
Examples
bla <- tibble::tibble(x_ar = 1:5, y_ar = 6:10)
blo <- namepref(bla, "x_", "z_")
names(bla)
#> [1] "x_ar" "y_ar"
names(blo)
#> [1] "z_ar" "y_ar"