Various programming utilities

Documentation for package ‘R.utils’ version 1.0.1

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R.utils-package

Package R.utils

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addFinalizerToLast	Modifies .Last() to call 'finalizeSession()
Arguments	Static class to validate and process arguments
arrayIndex	Converts vector indices to array indices
as.character.binmode	Converts a binary/octal/hexadecimal number into a string
as.character.hexmode	Converts a binary/octal/hexadecimal number into a string
Assert	The Assert class
attachLocally.data.frame	Assigns an objects elements locally
attachLocally.environment	Assigns an objects elements locally
attachLocally.list	Assigns an objects elements locally

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bunzip2

Bunzip a file

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callHooks	Call hook functions by hook name
callHooks.function	Call hook functions
callHooks.list	Call hook functions
capitalize	Capitalizes/decapitalizes each character string in a vector
colClasses	Creates a vector of column classes used for tabular reading
commandArgs	Extract Command Line Arguments
copyDirectory	Copies a directory

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dataFrame	Allocates a data frame with given column classes
decapitalize	Capitalizes/decapitalizes each character string in a vector
detachPackage	Detaches a packages by name
displayCode	Displays the contents of a text file with line numbers and more
doCall	Executes a function call with option to ignore unused arguments

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eps	EPS graphics device
extract.array	Extract a subset of an array, matrix or a vector with unknown dimensions
extract.default	Extract a subset of an array, matrix or a vector with unknown dimensions
extract.matrix	Extract a subset of an array, matrix or a vector with unknown dimensions

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filePath	Construct the path to a file from components and expands Windows Shortcuts along the pathname from root to leaf
FileProgressBar	A progress bar that sets the size of a file accordingly
finalizeSession	Function to call for finalizing the R session

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getAbsolutePath	Gets the absolute pathname string
getParent	Gets the string of the parent specified by this pathname
getRelativePath	Gets the relative pathname relative to a directory
GString	Character string with advanced substitutions
gunzip	Gunzip a file

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hasUrlProtocol

Checks if one or several pathnames has a URL protocol

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insert	Insert values to a vector at certain positions
intToBin	Converts an integer to a binary/octal/hexadecimal number
intToHex	Converts an integer to a binary/octal/hexadecimal number
intToOct	Converts an integer to a binary/octal/hexadecimal number
isAbsolutePath	Checks if this pathname is absolute
isDirectory	Checks if the file specification is a directory
isEof.connection	Checks if the current file position for a connection is at the 'End of File'
isFile	Checks if the file specification is a file
isOpen.character	Checks if there is an open connection in R to a file
isPackageLoaded	Checks if a package is loaded or not
isUrl	Checks if one or several pathnames is URLs
isZero	Checks if a value is (close to) zero or not

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Java	Static class for Java related methods
jpeg2	A JPEG device for Bitmap Files via GhostScript

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lastModified	Gets the time when the file was last modified
LComments	The LComments class
listDirectory	Gets the file names in the directory
loadObject	Method to load object from a file or a connection

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mkdirs

Creates a directory including any necessary but nonexistent parent directories

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NullVerbose

A Verbose class ignoring everything

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onSessionExit	Registers a function to be called when the R session finishes
Options	The Options class

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patchCode	Patches installed and loaded packages and more
png2	A PNG device for Bitmap Files via GhostScript
ProgressBar	Provides text based counting progress bar

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R.utils	Package R.utils
readTable	Reads a file in table format
readTableIndex	Reads a single column from file in table format
readWindowsShortcut	Reads a Microsoft Windows Shortcut (.lnk file)
relibrary	Reloads a package
resetWarnings	Resets recorded warnings

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saveObject	Saves an object to a file or a connection
seqToHumanReadable	Gets a short human readable string representation of an vector of indices
seqToIntervals	Gets all contigous intervals of a vector of indices
Settings	Class for applicational settings
SmartComments	Abstract class SmartComments
sourceDirectory	Sources files recursively to either local or global environment
sourceTo	Parses and evaluates code from a file or a connection
splitByPattern	Splits a single character string by pattern
System	Static class to query information about the system

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TextStatusBar	A status bar at the R prompt that can be updated
touchFile	Updates the timestamp of a file
toUrl	Converts a pathname into a URL

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unwrap.array	Unwrap an array, matrix or a vector to an array of more dimensions
unwrap.data.frame	Unwrap an array, matrix or a vector to an array of more dimensions
unwrap.default	Unwrap an array, matrix or a vector to an array of more dimensions
unwrap.matrix	Unwrap an array, matrix or a vector to an array of more dimensions

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VComments	The VComments class
Verbose	Class to writing verbose messages to a connection or file

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wrap.array	Reshape an array or a matrix by permuting and/or joining dimensions
wrap.data.frame	Reshape an array or a matrix by permuting and/or joining dimensions
wrap.matrix	Reshape an array or a matrix by permuting and/or joining dimensions