[R] Edit function

[Pikounis, Bill [CNTUS]]

I use a simple-minded, dirty wrapper on edit:

view <- function(x) {
  warnopt <- options()$warn
  options(warn=-1)
  on.exit({sink(); options(warn=warnopt)})
  edit(x)
  invisible()
}

I say "dirty", because sometimes the output is re-directed from stdout
somewhere else as an unintended side effect, which is why I have the first
sink() statement in there. (Note the help file on sink() advises in numerous
places on using sink()-related calls with care.) I have not been ambitious
enough to make the above version robust and well-understood, as it works
well for me nearly every time, and when it does not, the side effect and
cleanup is neither damaging nor annoying enough.

Also, I have only really used this under Windows R GUI.

Hope that helps,
Bill

-------------------------------
Bill Pikounis, PhD
Nonclinical Statistics
Centocor, Inc.


>   > edit(data)
>    
>   But when I close the window then again the materials 
> contained in data is displayed in the command window. But I 
> do not want to see these materials again. Can anyone give me 
> any idea on how to do this?


Hope that helps,
Bill


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch]On Behalf Of stat stat
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 8:36 AM
> To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> Subject: [R] Edit function
> 
> 
> Dear all R users,
>    
>   I have a query on "Edit" function. Suppose I have a data 
> frame named "data". I can use EDIT function to see the 
> materials contained in data, by using the command: 
>    
>   > edit(data)
>    
>   But when I close the window then again the materials 
> contained in data is displayed in the command window. But I 
> do not want to see these materials again. Can anyone give me 
> any idea on how to do this?
>    
>   Thanks and regards,
>   stat
> 
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