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Output a message while inside a loop

Source: R/loop.R
loop.Rd

NOTE: utils::txtProgressBar() and utils::setTxtProgressBar() are better. Output a message while inside a for loop to update the user on progress. This function is useful in tracking progress when the number of iterations is large or the procedures in each iteration take a long time.

Usage

loop(i, n = NULL, every = 1, extra = NULL)

Arguments

i

The index value used in the loop.

n

The last entry in the loop.

every

The number of loops between messages.

extra

Additional information to print.

See also

myPDF

Author

David Diez

Examples


for (i in 1:160) {
  loop(i, 160, 20, paste("iter", i))
}
#> 20 of 160 	iter 20
#> 40 of 160 	iter 40
#> 60 of 160 	iter 60
#> 80 of 160 	iter 80
#> 100 of 160 	iter 100
#> 120 of 160 	iter 120
#> 140 of 160 	iter 140
#> 160 of 160 	iter 160