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Massimo Potenzi
Massimo Potenzi

Reputation: 107

Just want R to wait for user input before starting execute actions

I created a script where the user is initially asked to enter some inputs that are assigned to variables. However, when you launch the script, R does not wait for the user to enter input to perform operations. How do I tell R to wait for the user's input before the script starts? Actually my code looks like:

fun <- function(){
    x <<- readline("What is the value of x?")  
    y <<- readline("What is the value of y?")
    z <<- readline("What is the value of z?")
}
fun()

#BEGIN OF THE SCRIPT USING X, Y, Z

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1816

Answers (1)

Damiano Fantini
Damiano Fantini

Reputation: 1975

Assign the input to variables this way.

fun <- function(){
  readline("What is the value of x?") ->> x
  readline("What is the value of y?") ->> y
  readline("What is the value of z?") ->> z
  return (z)
}

Now, call your function, but wrap it in an expression if you want to take input from the keyboard...

{
fun()
library(httr)
# this is a comment
}

Upvotes: 2

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