whitespace_linter {lintr}

Whitespace linter

Description

Check that the correct character is used for indentation.

Usage

whitespace_linter()

Details

Currently, only supports linting in the presence of tabs.

Much ink has been spilled on this topic, and we encourage you to check out references for more information.

Tags

consistency, default, style

References

• https://www.jwz.org/doc/tabs-vs-spaces.html

• https://blog.codinghorror.com/death-to-the-space-infidels/

See Also

linters for a complete list of linters available in lintr.

Examples

# will produce lints
lint(
  text = "\tx",
  linters = whitespace_linter()
)

# okay
lint(
  text = "  x",
  linters = whitespace_linter()
)