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\name{safeMatch}





  
  

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\alias{safeMatch}





  
  

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\title{safe version of the match function that throws an error if there is no match}





  
  

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\usage{ safeMatch (x, ...) }





  
  

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\arguments{ 





  
  

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\item{x}{ string to be matched, will be passed on as first argument to match  } 





  
  

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\item{...}{ passed on to match }





  
  

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}





  
  

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\description{ While \code{\link{match}} returns an NA if no match is found, this function will throw an error }





  
  

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\examples{ safeMatch("oranges",  c("apples", "oranges") ) }