Well you can put it within the loop but then it prints 1,000,000 times. --- "Waterman, DG (David)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi everyone, > > I have a function containing a loop that takes some > time to complete. > Before I enter the loop I want to print a text > string to the screen > explaining what is being calculated, however, I find > that the > information is not printed until the function exits. > Is there a way of > immediately printing a message from within a > function as a side effect > before it returns? > > code example: > > myFunc <- function(){ > print.noquote("some message that I want to print > before exiting the > function") > j <- 0 > for (i in 1:1000000){ > j <- j + 1 > } > j > } > > Best wishes, > David > <DIV><FONT size="1" color="gray">This e-mail and any > attachments may contain confidential, copyright and > or privileged material, and are for the use of the > intended addressee only. If you are not the intended > addressee or an authorised recipient of the > addressee please notify us of receipt by returning > the e-mail and do not use, copy, retain, distribute > or disclose the information in or attached to the > e-mail. > Any opinions expressed within this e-mail are those > of the individual and not necessarily of Diamond > Light Source Ltd. > Diamond Light Source Ltd. cannot guarantee that this > e-mail or any attachments are free from viruses and > we cannot accept liability for any damage which you > may sustain as a result of software viruses which > may be transmitted in or with the message. > Diamond Light Source Limited (company no. 4375679). > Registered in England and Wales with its registered > office at Diamond House, Harwell Science and > Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, > United Kingdom > </FONT></DIV> > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, > reproducible code. > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.