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How can I remove the $ symbol from my attributes?

Alex2398
Alex2398 Member Posts: 3 image Learner I
in Help
I have 4 attributes in my data set with polynomial values that I would like to transform into numerical values but I can't because I have the $ symbol in front of them
How can I remove it?

Best Answer

  • BalazsBarany
    BalazsBarany Administrator, Moderator, Employee-RapidMiner, RapidMiner Certified Analyst, RapidMiner Certified Expert Posts: 955 image Unicorn
    Solution Accepted
    Hi,

    it works perfectly with test data similar to yours. 
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><process version="9.8.001">
  <context>
    <input/>
    <output/>
    <macros/>
  </context>
  <operator activated="true" class="process" compatibility="9.8.001" expanded="true" name="Process">
    <parameter key="logverbosity" value="init"/>
    <parameter key="random_seed" value="-1"/>
    <parameter key="send_mail" value="never"/>
    <parameter key="notification_email" value=""/>
    <parameter key="process_duration_for_mail" value="30"/>
    <parameter key="encoding" value="SYSTEM"/>
    <process expanded="true">
      <operator activated="true" class="utility:create_exampleset" compatibility="9.8.001" expanded="true" height="68" name="Dollar amounts" width="90" x="45" y="34">
        <parameter key="generator_type" value="comma separated text"/>
        <parameter key="number_of_examples" value="100"/>
        <parameter key="use_stepsize" value="false"/>
        <list key="function_descriptions"/>
        <parameter key="add_id_attribute" value="false"/>
        <list key="numeric_series_configuration"/>
        <list key="date_series_configuration"/>
        <list key="date_series_configuration (interval)"/>
        <parameter key="date_format" value="yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"/>
        <parameter key="time_zone" value="SYSTEM"/>
        <parameter key="input_csv_text" value="close&#10;$ 16.32&#10;$&#9;17.25&#10; $11.75"/>
        <parameter key="column_separator" value=","/>
        <parameter key="parse_all_as_nominal" value="false"/>
        <parameter key="decimal_point_character" value="."/>
        <parameter key="trim_attribute_names" value="true"/>
      </operator>
      <operator activated="true" class="replace" compatibility="9.8.001" expanded="true" height="82" name="Replace" width="90" x="179" y="34">
        <parameter key="attribute_filter_type" value="all"/>
        <parameter key="attribute" value=""/>
        <parameter key="attributes" value=""/>
        <parameter key="use_except_expression" value="false"/>
        <parameter key="value_type" value="nominal"/>
        <parameter key="use_value_type_exception" value="false"/>
        <parameter key="except_value_type" value="file_path"/>
        <parameter key="block_type" value="single_value"/>
        <parameter key="use_block_type_exception" value="false"/>
        <parameter key="except_block_type" value="single_value"/>
        <parameter key="invert_selection" value="false"/>
        <parameter key="include_special_attributes" value="false"/>
        <parameter key="replace_what" value="^ *\$ *"/>
      </operator>
      <connect from_op="Dollar amounts" from_port="output" to_op="Replace" to_port="example set input"/>
      <connect from_op="Replace" from_port="example set output" to_port="result 1"/>
      <portSpacing port="source_input 1" spacing="0"/>
      <portSpacing port="sink_result 1" spacing="0"/>
      <portSpacing port="sink_result 2" spacing="0"/>
    </process>
  </operator>
</process>



    Hint: In the regular expression input box you can experiment with the RE on a test string and interactively refine the it. This helps a lot when developing regexes.

    Regards, Balázs

Answers

  • MartinLiebig
    MartinLiebig Administrator, Moderator, Employee-RapidMiner, RapidMiner Certified Analyst, RapidMiner Certified Expert, University Professor Posts: 3,533 image RM Data Scientist
    Hi,
    check out the replace operator or replace in Turbo Prep.

    ~Martin
    - Sr. Director Data Solutions, Altair RapidMiner -
    Dortmund, Germany
  • Alex2398
    Alex2398 Member Posts: 3 image Learner I
    I've tried but I don't know what expression to use 
  • BalazsBarany
    BalazsBarany Administrator, Moderator, Employee-RapidMiner, RapidMiner Certified Analyst, RapidMiner Certified Expert Posts: 955 image Unicorn
    Hi,

    try these:
    ^ *\$ *          (if the $ is in the beginning)
     *\$ *$          (if the $ is in the end)

    ^ = start of the string
     * = optional space(s)
    \$ = quoted $ (quoting with \ to remove the special meaning
    $ = end of string

    Regards,
    Balázs
  • Alex2398
    Alex2398 Member Posts: 3 image Learner I

    I've tried to put the regular expression you've told me but it doesn't work for me. It's probably because I'm putting it wrong.
    I attach the images of my problem to make it more visual 
    the dollar symbol does not let me convert my variable to numeric and this prevents me from working correctly with it.

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