checking age_group column only containing digits, separators and <,>,+ For the first age_group using seperator, i.e. 00-05, <5 is allowed. For the last age group using seperators, i.e. 95-100, >100 and 100+ is allowed. Separators like - (dash), _ (underscore), and — (em dash) are also allowed for intermediate age ranges.

checking age_group column only containing digits, separators and <,>,+ For the first age_group using seperator, i.e. 00-05, <5 is allowed. For the last age group using seperators, i.e. 95-100, >100 and 100+ is allowed. Separators like - (dash), _ (underscore), and — (em dash) are also allowed for intermediate age ranges.

is_age_group_format(col)

Arguments

col

character vector, vector containing age groups to check

Value

boolean, when TRUE all values of col are in the required format, when FALSE at least one is not in required format

Examples

if (FALSE) {
is_age_group_format(c("<30", "30-35", "40-45", "45+")) # Should return TRUE
is_age_group_format(c("<30", "30-35", "40-45", ">45")) # Should return TRUE
is_age_group_format(c("below_one", "one_to_five")) # Should return FALSE
is_age_group_format(c("<30", "30-35", "40/45", "45+")) # Should return FALSE
is_age_group_format(c("<30", "30-35", "40+45", "45+")) # Should return FALSE
}