Various Programming Utilities

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Package R.utils

-- A --

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

-- B --

bunzip2	Compressing and decompressing files
bunzip2.default	Compressing and decompressing files
bzip2	Compressing and decompressing files
bzip2.default	Compressing and decompressing files

-- C --

callHooks	Call hook functions by hook name
callHooks.default	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
capitalize.default	Capitalizes/decapitalizes each character string in a vector
captureOutput	Evaluate an R expression and captures the output
ccat	Miscellaneous functions for outputting via message()
cmdArg	Simple access to parsed command-line arguments
cmdArgs	Simple access to parsed command-line arguments
cmsg	Miscellaneous functions for outputting via message()
colClasses	Creates a vector of column classes used for tabular reading
colClasses.default	Creates a vector of column classes used for tabular reading
compressFile	Compressing and decompressing files
compressFile.default	Compressing and decompressing files
compressPDF	Compresses a PDF (into a new PDF)
compressPDF.default	Compresses a PDF (into a new PDF)
copyDirectory	Copies a directory
copyDirectory.default	Copies a directory
countLines	Counts the number of lines in a text file
countLines.default	Counts the number of lines in a text file
cout	Miscellaneous functions for outputting via message()
cprint	Miscellaneous functions for outputting via message()
cprintf	Miscellaneous functions for outputting via message()
createFileAtomically	Creates a file atomically
createFileAtomically.default	Creates a file atomically
createLink	Creates a link to a file or a directory
createLink.default	Creates a link to a file or a directory
createWindowsShortcut	Creates a Microsoft Windows Shortcut (.lnk file)
createWindowsShortcut.default	Creates a Microsoft Windows Shortcut (.lnk file)
cshow	Miscellaneous functions for outputting via message()
cstr	Miscellaneous functions for outputting via message()

-- D --

dataFrame	Allocates a data frame with given column classes
dataFrame.default	Allocates a data frame with given column classes
decapitalize	Capitalizes/decapitalizes each character string in a vector
decapitalize.default	Capitalizes/decapitalizes each character string in a vector
decompressFile	Compressing and decompressing files
decompressFile.default	Compressing and decompressing files
detachPackage	Detaches packages by name
detachPackage.default	Detaches packages by name
dimNA< -	Sets the dimension of an object with the option to infer one dimension automatically
dimNA< -.default	Sets the dimension of an object with the option to infer one dimension automatically
dimNA<-	Sets the dimension of an object with the option to infer one dimension automatically
dimNA<-.default	Sets the dimension of an object with the option to infer one dimension automatically
displayCode	Displays the contents of a text file with line numbers and more
displayCode.default	Displays the contents of a text file with line numbers and more
doCall	Executes a function call with option to ignore unused arguments
doCall.default	Executes a function call with option to ignore unused arguments
downloadFile	Downloads a file
downloadFile.character	Downloads a file

-- E --

egsub	Global substitute of expression using regular expressions
env	Creates a new environment, evaluates an expression therein, and returns the environment
evalCapture	Evaluates an expression and captures the code and/or the output
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

-- F --

fileAccess	Checks the permission of a file or a directory
fileAccess.default	Checks the permission of a file or a directory
filePath	Construct the path to a file from components and expands Windows Shortcuts along the pathname from root to leaf
filePath.default	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
finalizeSession.default	Function to call for finalizing the R session
findSourceTraceback	Finds all 'srcfile' objects generated by source() in all call frames
findSourceTraceback.default	Finds all 'srcfile' objects generated by source() in all call frames
format.binmode	Converts a binary/octal/hexadecimal number into a string

-- G --

gcat	Parses, evaluates and outputs a GString
gcat.default	Parses, evaluates and outputs a GString
gcat.GString	Parses, evaluates and outputs a GString
gcDLLs	Identifies and removes DLLs of packages already unloaded
getAbsolutePath	Gets the absolute pathname string
getAbsolutePath.default	Gets the absolute pathname string
getParent	Gets the string of the parent specified by this pathname
getParent.default	Gets the string of the parent specified by this pathname
getRelativePath	Gets the relative pathname relative to a directory
getRelativePath.default	Gets the relative pathname relative to a directory
GString	Character string with advanced substitutions
gstring	Parses and evaluates a GString into a regular string
gstring.default	Parses and evaluates a GString into a regular string
gstring.GString	Parses and evaluates a GString into a regular string
gunzip	Compressing and decompressing files
gunzip.default	Compressing and decompressing files
gzip	Compressing and decompressing files
gzip.default	Compressing and decompressing files

-- H --

hasUrlProtocol	Checks if one or several pathnames has a URL protocol
hasUrlProtocol.default	Checks if one or several pathnames has a URL protocol
hpaste	Concatenating vectors into human-readable strings
hpaste.default	Concatenating vectors into human-readable strings

-- I --

inAnyInterval.numeric	Checks if a set of values are inside one or more intervals
insert	Insert values to a vector at certain positions
insert.default	Insert values to a vector at certain positions
installPackages	Install R packages by name or URL
installPackages.default	Install R packages by name or URL
intervalsToSeq.matrix	Generates a vector of indices from a matrix of intervals
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
isAbsolutePath.default	Checks if this pathname is absolute
isBzipped	Compressing and decompressing files
isBzipped.default	Compressing and decompressing files
isCompressedFile	Compressing and decompressing files
isCompressedFile.default	Compressing and decompressing files
isDirectory	Checks if the file specification is a directory
isDirectory.default	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
isFile.default	Checks if the file specification is a file
isGzipped	Compressing and decompressing files
isGzipped.default	Compressing and decompressing files
isOpen.character	Checks if there is an open connection to a file
isPackageInstalled	Checks if a package is installed or not
isPackageInstalled.default	Checks if a package is installed or not
isPackageLoaded	Checks if a package is loaded or not
isPackageLoaded.default	Checks if a package is loaded or not
isReplicated	Identifies all entries with replicated values
isSingle	Identifies all entries that exists exactly once
isUrl	Checks if one or several pathnames is URLs
isUrl.default	Checks if one or several pathnames is URLs
isZero	Checks if a value is (close to) zero or not
isZero.default	Checks if a value is (close to) zero or not

-- J --

Java	Static class for Java related methods

-- L --

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

-- M --

mapToIntervals.numeric	Maps values to intervals
mcat	Miscellaneous functions for outputting via message()
mergeIntervals.numeric	Merges intervals
mkdirs	Creates a directory including any necessary but nonexistent parent directories
mkdirs.default	Creates a directory including any necessary but nonexistent parent directories
mout	Miscellaneous functions for outputting via message()
mpager	A \"pager\" function that outputs to standard error
mprint	Miscellaneous functions for outputting via message()
mprintf	Miscellaneous functions for outputting via message()
mshow	Miscellaneous functions for outputting via message()
mstr	Miscellaneous functions for outputting via message()

-- N --

nullcon	Gets the pathname or a connection to the NULL device on the current platform
nullfile	Gets the pathname or a connection to the NULL device on the current platform
NullVerbose	A Verbose class ignoring everything

-- O --

onGarbageCollect	Registers a function to be called when the R garbage collector is (detected to be) running
onGarbageCollect.default	Registers a function to be called when the R garbage collector is (detected to be) running
onSessionExit	Registers a function to be called when the R session finishes
onSessionExit.default	Registers a function to be called when the R session finishes
Options	The Options class

-- P --

parseRepos	Sets package repositories
patchCode	Patches installed and loaded packages and more
patchCode.default	Patches installed and loaded packages and more
popBackupFile	Drops a backup suffix from the backup pathname
popBackupFile.default	Drops a backup suffix from the backup pathname
popTemporaryFile	Drops a temporary suffix from the temporary pathname
popTemporaryFile.default	Drops a temporary suffix from the temporary pathname
printf	C-style formatted output
printf.default	C-style formatted output
ProgressBar	Provides text based counting progress bar
pushBackupFile	Appends a backup suffix to the pathname
pushBackupFile.default	Appends a backup suffix to the pathname
pushTemporaryFile	Appends a temporary suffix to the pathname
pushTemporaryFile.default	Appends a temporary suffix to the pathname

-- Q --

queryRCmdCheck

Gets the on R CMD check if the current R session was launched by it

-- R --

R.utils	Package R.utils
readBinFragments	Reads binary data from disjoint sections of a connection or a file
readBinFragments.default	Reads binary data from disjoint sections of a connection or a file
readRdHelp	Reads one or more Rd help files in a certain format
readRdHelp.default	Reads one or more Rd help files in a certain format
readTable	Reads a file in table format
readTable.default	Reads a file in table format
readTableIndex	Reads a single column from file in table format
readTableIndex.default	Reads a single column from file in table format
readWindowsShortcut	Reads a Microsoft Windows Shortcut (.lnk file)
readWindowsShortcut.default	Reads a Microsoft Windows Shortcut (.lnk file)
removeDirectory	Removes a directory
removeDirectory.default	Removes a directory
replicates	Identifies all entries with replicated values
resample	Sample values from a set of elements
resample.default	Sample values from a set of elements

-- S --

saveObject	Saves an object to a file or a connection
saveObject.default	Saves an object to a file or a connection
seqToHumanReadable	Gets a short human readable string representation of an vector of indices
seqToHumanReadable.default	Gets a short human readable string representation of an vector of indices
seqToIntervals	Gets all contiguous intervals of a vector of indices
seqToIntervals.default	Gets all contiguous intervals of a vector of indices
setOption	Sets a option in R
setOption.default	Sets a option in R
Settings	Class for applicational settings
shell.exec2	Open a file or URL using Windows File Associations
singles	Identifies all entries that exists exactly once
SmartComments	Abstract class SmartComments
sourceDirectory	Sources files recursively to either local or global environment
sourceDirectory.default	Sources files recursively to either local or global environment
sourceTo	Parses and evaluates code from a file or a connection
sourceTo.default	Parses and evaluates code from a file or a connection
splitByPattern	Splits a single character string by pattern
splitByPattern.default	Splits a single character string by pattern
stext	Writes text in the margin along the sides of a plot
stext.default	Writes text in the margin along the sides of a plot
strayDLLs	Identifies and removes DLLs of packages already unloaded
subplots	Creates a grid of subplots
subplots.default	Creates a grid of subplots
System	Static class to query information about the system
systemR	Launches another R process from within R
systemR.default	Launches another R process from within R

-- T --

TextStatusBar	A status bar at the R prompt that can be updated
TimeoutException	TimeoutException represents timeout errors
touchFile	Updates the timestamp of a file
touchFile.default	Updates the timestamp of a file
toUrl	Converts a pathname into a URL
toUrl.default	Converts a pathname into a URL

-- U --

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
useRepos	Sets package repositories

-- V --

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

-- W --

withCapture	Evaluates an expression and captures the code and/or the output
withLocale	Evaluate an R expression with locale set temporarily
withOptions	Evaluate an R expression with options set temporarily
withRepos	Evaluate an R expression with repositories set temporarily
withSeed	Evaluate an R expression with a temporarily set random set
withSink	Evaluate an R expression while temporarily diverting output
withTimeout	Evaluate an R expression and interrupts it if it takes too long
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
writeBinFragments	Writes binary data to disjoint sections of a connection or a file
writeBinFragments.default	Writes binary data to disjoint sections of a connection or a file
writeDataFrame	Writes a data.frame to tabular text file
writeDataFrame.data.frame	Writes a data.frame to tabular text file