Does R have a string-like object that exposes a file API?
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It's sometimes convenient to write a string to an in-memory object and then pass that object to functions in place of a file handle. In Python, there's StringIO. Does R have something equivalent?
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Jeff HammerbacherJeff Hammerbacher
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It's sometimes convenient to write a string to an in-memory object and then pass that object to functions in place of a file handle. In Python, there's StringIO. Does R have something equivalent?
r string file
asked Nov 21 '18 at 16:58
Jeff HammerbacherJeff Hammerbacher
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It's sometimes convenient to write a string to an in-memory object and then pass that object to functions in place of a file handle. In Python, there's StringIO. Does R have something equivalent?
r string file
asked Nov 21 '18 at 16:58
Jeff HammerbacherJeff Hammerbacher
3,38822532
It's sometimes convenient to write a string to an in-memory object and then pass that object to functions in place of a file handle. In Python, there's StringIO. Does R have something equivalent?
r string file
r string file
asked Nov 21 '18 at 16:58
Jeff HammerbacherJeff Hammerbacher
3,38822532
asked Nov 21 '18 at 16:58
Jeff HammerbacherJeff Hammerbacher
3,38822532
asked Nov 21 '18 at 16:58
Jeff HammerbacherJeff Hammerbacher
3,38822532
asked Nov 21 '18 at 16:58
Jeff HammerbacherJeff Hammerbacher
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asked Nov 21 '18 at 16:58
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Something like:
con <- textConnection("the_thing_i_am_writing_to", "w")
cat("Some text without a newline", file = con, append = TRUE)
cat("more text with two newlinesnn", file = con, append = TRUE)
writeLines(rownames(mtcars), con = con)
cat("this is after the car names", file = con, append = TRUE)
close(con)
str(the_thing_i_am_writing_to)
## chr [1:35] "Some text without a newlinemore text with two newlines" "" "Mazda RX4" "Mazda RX4 Wag" ...
(the_thing_i_am_writing_to gets created in the environment for you)
answered Nov 21 '18 at 17:03
hrbrmstrhrbrmstr
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Thanks, I did not know abouttextConnection!
– Jeff Hammerbacher
Nov 21 '18 at 17:06
👍 def view the help on it. it has anencodingparameter that may be needed if you're dealing with various locales or want to ensure UTF-8.
– hrbrmstr
Nov 21 '18 at 17:08
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Something like:
con <- textConnection("the_thing_i_am_writing_to", "w")
cat("Some text without a newline", file = con, append = TRUE)
cat("more text with two newlinesnn", file = con, append = TRUE)
writeLines(rownames(mtcars), con = con)
cat("this is after the car names", file = con, append = TRUE)
close(con)
str(the_thing_i_am_writing_to)
## chr [1:35] "Some text without a newlinemore text with two newlines" "" "Mazda RX4" "Mazda RX4 Wag" ...
(the_thing_i_am_writing_to gets created in the environment for you)
answered Nov 21 '18 at 17:03
hrbrmstrhrbrmstr
61.7k693153
Thanks, I did not know abouttextConnection!
– Jeff Hammerbacher
Nov 21 '18 at 17:06
👍 def view the help on it. it has anencodingparameter that may be needed if you're dealing with various locales or want to ensure UTF-8.
– hrbrmstr
Nov 21 '18 at 17:08
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Something like:
con <- textConnection("the_thing_i_am_writing_to", "w")
cat("Some text without a newline", file = con, append = TRUE)
cat("more text with two newlinesnn", file = con, append = TRUE)
writeLines(rownames(mtcars), con = con)
cat("this is after the car names", file = con, append = TRUE)
close(con)
str(the_thing_i_am_writing_to)
## chr [1:35] "Some text without a newlinemore text with two newlines" "" "Mazda RX4" "Mazda RX4 Wag" ...
(the_thing_i_am_writing_to gets created in the environment for you)
answered Nov 21 '18 at 17:03
hrbrmstrhrbrmstr
61.7k693153
Thanks, I did not know abouttextConnection!
– Jeff Hammerbacher
Nov 21 '18 at 17:06
👍 def view the help on it. it has anencodingparameter that may be needed if you're dealing with various locales or want to ensure UTF-8.
– hrbrmstr
Nov 21 '18 at 17:08
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Something like:
con <- textConnection("the_thing_i_am_writing_to", "w")
cat("Some text without a newline", file = con, append = TRUE)
cat("more text with two newlinesnn", file = con, append = TRUE)
writeLines(rownames(mtcars), con = con)
cat("this is after the car names", file = con, append = TRUE)
close(con)
str(the_thing_i_am_writing_to)
## chr [1:35] "Some text without a newlinemore text with two newlines" "" "Mazda RX4" "Mazda RX4 Wag" ...
(the_thing_i_am_writing_to gets created in the environment for you)
answered Nov 21 '18 at 17:03
hrbrmstrhrbrmstr
61.7k693153
Something like:
con <- textConnection("the_thing_i_am_writing_to", "w")
cat("Some text without a newline", file = con, append = TRUE)
cat("more text with two newlinesnn", file = con, append = TRUE)
writeLines(rownames(mtcars), con = con)
cat("this is after the car names", file = con, append = TRUE)
close(con)
str(the_thing_i_am_writing_to)
## chr [1:35] "Some text without a newlinemore text with two newlines" "" "Mazda RX4" "Mazda RX4 Wag" ...
(the_thing_i_am_writing_to gets created in the environment for you)
answered Nov 21 '18 at 17:03
hrbrmstrhrbrmstr
61.7k693153
answered Nov 21 '18 at 17:03
hrbrmstrhrbrmstr
61.7k693153
answered Nov 21 '18 at 17:03
hrbrmstrhrbrmstr
61.7k693153
answered Nov 21 '18 at 17:03
hrbrmstrhrbrmstr
61.7k693153
61.7k693153
Thanks, I did not know abouttextConnection!
– Jeff Hammerbacher
Nov 21 '18 at 17:06
👍 def view the help on it. it has anencodingparameter that may be needed if you're dealing with various locales or want to ensure UTF-8.
– hrbrmstr
Nov 21 '18 at 17:08
add a comment |
Thanks, I did not know abouttextConnection!
– Jeff Hammerbacher
Nov 21 '18 at 17:06
👍 def view the help on it. it has anencodingparameter that may be needed if you're dealing with various locales or want to ensure UTF-8.
– hrbrmstr
Nov 21 '18 at 17:08
Thanks, I did not know about
textConnection!– Jeff Hammerbacher
Nov 21 '18 at 17:06
Thanks, I did not know about
textConnection!– Jeff Hammerbacher
Nov 21 '18 at 17:06
👍 def view the help on it. it has an
encoding parameter that may be needed if you're dealing with various locales or want to ensure UTF-8.– hrbrmstr
Nov 21 '18 at 17:08
👍 def view the help on it. it has an
encoding parameter that may be needed if you're dealing with various locales or want to ensure UTF-8.– hrbrmstr
Nov 21 '18 at 17:08
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