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like <- function(vector, pattern)
{
  # Intended for use with a data.table 'where'
  # Don't use * or % like SQL's like.  Uses regexpr syntax - more powerful.
  if (is.factor(vector)) {
    as.integer(vector) %in% grep(pattern,levels(vector))
  } else {
    # most usually character, but integer and numerics will be silently coerced by grepl
    grepl(pattern,vector)
  }
  # returns 'logical' so can be combined with other where clauses.
}

"%like%" = like