[R] function that converts data into a form that can be included in a question to mailing list

[William Dunlap]

dump("yourObject", file=stdout()) is, IMO, a bit nicer than plain
dput(yourObject).  It makes copying and pasting even easier by putting
"yourObject <-" in front of dput()'s output so readers don't have to type
that themselves.

E.g.,
> myData <- data.frame(X=1:2, Y=c(exp(1), pi))
> dump("myData", file=stdout())
myData <-
structure(list(X = 1:2, Y = c(2.71828182845905, 3.14159265358979
)), .Names = c("X", "Y"), row.names = c(NA, -2L), class = "data.frame")
> dput(myData)
structure(list(X = 1:2, Y = c(2.71828182845905, 3.14159265358979
)), .Names = c("X", "Y"), row.names = c(NA, -2L), class = "data.frame")




Bill Dunlap
TIBCO Software
wdunlap tibco.com

On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 3:12 PM, John Sorkin <jsorkin at grecc.umaryland.edu>
wrote:

> Jim,
> Yes, you are correct!
> Give yourself a pat on the back and a gold start
> THANK YOU,
> John
>
>
> John David Sorkin M.D., Ph.D.
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> >>> Jim Lemon <drjimlemon at gmail.com> 08/24/16 6:05 PM >>>
> Hi John,
> I think it is "dput".
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 8:00 AM, John Sorkin
> <jsorkin at grecc.umaryland.edu> wrote:
> >
> > There is a function that can be used to convert data structures such as
> a data frame into a different format that allows the data to be sent to the
> mailing list. The structure that is created can be used to easily
> reconstruct the data structure. Unfortunately, I don't remember the
> function that is called on the data structure. Can someone remind me?
> > Thank you
> > John
> > John David Sorkin M.D., Ph.D.
> > Professor of Medicine
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> Geriatric Medicine
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