[R] readline in function call with space in prompt.

[Jim Lemon]

Hi Jeremie,
Try this:

test <- function() {
 a<-readline("selection: ")
 return(a)
}

If it starts working, it could be a difference in the way Windows R
handles text input. Both work okay for me on fedora linux.

Jim

On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 12:29 AM Jeremie Juste <jeremiejuste using gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have noticed a behavior that I don't understand. When I call the
> following function from the prompt.
> test <- function(){
>     a <- readline("selection: ")
>     a
> }
>
> > test()
> > selection: |
> I can only type one character and the readline function exits before I can
> press enter.
>
> however
>
> test1 <- function(){
>     a <- readline("selection:")
>     a
> }
> > test1()
> > selection:|
> works as expected.
> > selection: abc[Ret]
>
> However calling directly readline with a space in the prompt does what I
> would expect.
>
> > a <- readline("selection: ")
> > selection: abc[Ret]
> > a
> > "abc"
>
> It is the expected behavior or am I missing something?
>
> Best regards,
> Jeremie
> --
> Jeremie Juste
> > R version 4.0.3 (2020-10-10)
>
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