Validate PMID format — validate_pmid_format • STOPeData

Validates whether a string contains a valid PubMed ID (PMID) format. PMIDs are numeric identifiers, typically 1-8 digits.

Usage

validate_pmid_format(input_string)

Arguments

input_string: Character string to validate as PMID

Value

Logical indicating whether the input is a valid PMID format

See also

Other validate: validate_and_lookup_identifier(), validate_and_parse_bibtex(), validate_dataset_structure(), validate_doi_format()

Examples

validate_pmid_format("12345678")
#> [1] TRUE
validate_pmid_format("PMID: 9876543")
#> [1] TRUE
validate_pmid_format("not-a-pmid")
#> [1] FALSE