Is there a string formatting operator in R similar to Python's %?

Question

I have a url that I need to send a request to using date variables. The https address takes the date variables. I\'d like to assign the dates to the address string using somethi

Answer 1

The stringr package has the str_interp() function:

year = "2008"
mnth = "1"
day = "31"
stringr::str_interp("https:.../KBOS/${year}/${mnth}/${day}/DailyHistory.html")

[1] "https:.../KBOS/2008/1/31/DailyHistory.html"

or using a list (note that now numeric values are passed):

stringr::str_interp("https:.../KBOS/${year}/${mnth}/${day}/DailyHistory.html", 
                            list(year = 2008, mnth = 1, day = 31))

[1] "https:.../KBOS/2008/1/31/DailyHistory.html"

BTW, formatting directives can also be passed, e.g., if the month fields needs to be two characters wide:

stringr::str_interp("https:.../KBOS/${year}/$[02i]{mnth}/${day}/DailyHistory.html", 
                    list(year = 2008, mnth = 1, day = 31))

[1] "https:.../KBOS/2008/01/31/DailyHistory.html"