Parse string representation of units package quantities — parse_unit_brackets • wikilake

Parse string representation of units package quantities

parse_unit_brackets(x, target_unit = NA)

Arguments

x: character string with unit in brackets
target_unit: target unit to convert to. optional

Examples

x <- "1 [m]"
x <- "8.5 [m]"
parse_unit_brackets(x, "feet")
#> 27.88714 [feet]