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How to parse HTML tables using R
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| # from: http://learnr.wordpress.com/2010/01/21/ggplot2-crayola-crayon-colours/ | |
| library(XML) | |
| library(ggplot2) | |
| theurl <- "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Crayola_crayon_colors" | |
| html <- htmlParse(theurl) | |
| sched <- readHTMLTable(html, stringsAsFactors = FALSE) | |
| crayola <- readHTMLTable(html, stringsAsFactors = FALSE)[[2]] | |
| crayola <- crayola[, c("Hex Code", "Issued", "Retired")] | |
| names(crayola) <- c("colour", "issued", "retired") | |
| crayola <- crayola[!duplicated(crayola$colour),] | |
| crayola$retired[crayola$retired == ""] <- 2010 |
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I got this from: http://learnr.wordpress.com/2010/01/21/ggplot2-crayola-crayon-colours/
Sticking it here b/c I find myself referring to it frequently.