Convert string of number to numeric

Helper function to check an atomic string and convert to numeric if it contains a legal number.

Usage

safe_convert_numeric(x)

Arguments

x

character string

Value

Input formatted as character string or numeric

Examples

safe_convert_numeric("AS20-BC2")
#> [1] "AS20-BC2"
safe_convert_numeric("10.5")
#> [1] 10.5