On Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:28:33 +0100
Jeremie Juste <jeremieju...@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?
Works fine for me, with or without the space in the prompt string.
There *must* be something flaky in your system, but I'm damned if I can
come up with any useful suggestions for tracking down just where that
flakiness lies. Sorry.
Perhaps try re-installing R???
cheers,
Rolf Turner
--
Honorary Research Fellow
Department of Statistics
University of Auckland
Phone: +64-9-373-7599 ext. 88276
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