[R] print only a few lines of an object

[Jeff Newmiller]

After-thought...

Why not just use head() and tail() like normal R users do?

On March 23, 2022 12:31:46 PM PDT, Jeff Newmiller <jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
>Sure. Re-define the print method for those objects. Can't say I recommend this, but it can be done.
>
>On March 23, 2022 11:44:01 AM PDT, Naresh Gurbuxani <naresh_gurbuxani using hotmail.com> wrote:
>>In an R session, when I type the name of an object, R prints the entire object (for example, a 20000 x 5 data.frame).  Is it possible to change the default behavior so that only the first five and last five rows are printed?  
>>
>>Similarly, if the object is a 20000 x 200 matrix, the default behavior will be to print first five and last five columns, combined with first five and last five rows.  
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Naresh
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