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Returns a one element character string with correct punctuation for a list made up of the elements of the character vector argument.

Usage

get_and_or_list(c_vector, conjunction = "and")

Arguments

c_vector

Character vector containing the list of words to be put in a list.

conjunction

The conjunction to be used as the connector. This is usually and' or or' with `and' being the default.

Value

A character vector of length one containing the a single correctly punctuated character string that list each element in the first arguments vector with commas between if there are more than two elements with the last two elements joined by the selected conjunction.

Examples

get_and_or_list(c("Bob", "John")) # "Bob and John"
#> [1] "Bob and John"
get_and_or_list(c("Bob", "John"), "or") # "Bob or John"
#> [1] "Bob or John"
get_and_or_list(c("Bob", "John", "Sam", "Bill"), "or")
#> [1] "Bob, John, Sam, or Bill"
# "Bob, John, Sam, or Bill"