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Replace leading whitespace with a specified string

Source: R/post_process.R
replace_leading_whitespace.Rd

Useful for HTML rendering where leading spaces are collapsed.

Usage

replace_leading_whitespace(x, replace_with = " ")

Arguments

x

Character vector

replace_with

Replacement string for each leading space

Value

Character vector with leading spaces replaced

Examples

# Indentation survives an HTML renderer that would collapse plain spaces
terms <- c("CARDIAC DISORDERS", "   ATRIAL FIBRILLATION")
out <- replace_leading_whitespace(terms)
out
#> [1] "CARDIAC DISORDERS"      "   ATRIAL FIBRILLATION"

# One replacement per leading space; interior spacing is untouched
replace_leading_whitespace("  A B", replace_with = "-")
#> [1] "--A B"