Helper to look up state list entries by country code or name
sfind(x, list = "both")
| x | The search string or number. |
|---|---|
| list | Which state list to search (both, GW, or COW only) |
# Works with either integer or strings sfind(325)#> list ccode code3c country_name start end microstate #> 60 GW 325 ITA Italy/Sardinia 1816-01-01 9999-12-31 FALSE #> 317 COW 325 ITA Italy 1816-01-01 9999-12-31 FALSEsfind("ALG")#> list ccode code3c country_name start end microstate #> 151 GW 615 ALG Algeria 1816-01-01 1830-07-05 FALSE #> 152 GW 615 ALG Algeria 1962-07-05 9999-12-31 FALSE #> 411 COW 615 ALG Algeria 1962-07-05 9999-12-31 FALSEsfind("Algeria")#> list ccode code3c country_name start end microstate #> 151 GW 615 ALG Algeria 1816-01-01 1830-07-05 FALSE #> 152 GW 615 ALG Algeria 1962-07-05 9999-12-31 FALSE #> 411 COW 615 ALG Algeria 1962-07-05 9999-12-31 FALSE# Search strings are treated as regular expressions (see stringr::str_detect) sfind("Germany")#> list ccode code3c country_name start end microstate #> 44 GW 255 GMY Germany (Prussia) 1816-01-01 1945-05-07 FALSE #> 297 COW 255 GMY Germany 1816-01-01 1945-05-08 FALSE #> 298 COW 255 GMY Germany 1990-10-03 9999-12-31 FALSEsfind("German")#> list ccode code3c country_name start end #> 44 GW 255 GMY Germany (Prussia) 1816-01-01 1945-05-07 #> 45 GW 260 GFR German Federal Republic 1949-09-21 9999-12-31 #> 46 GW 265 GDR German Democratic Republic 1949-10-05 1990-10-02 #> 297 COW 255 GMY Germany 1816-01-01 1945-05-08 #> 298 COW 255 GMY Germany 1990-10-03 9999-12-31 #> 299 COW 260 GFR German Federal Republic 1955-05-05 1990-10-02 #> 300 COW 265 GDR German Democratic Republic 1954-03-25 1990-10-02 #> microstate #> 44 FALSE #> 45 FALSE #> 46 FALSE #> 297 FALSE #> 298 FALSE #> 299 FALSE #> 300 FALSE