Hi there, this is a very easy question, i just cant seem to find a straight
answer- i need this one thing, then i can finish my project for this term.
I am making an interactive application with R where I get the user to input
numbers that the program then uses in the analysis. I have figured out a
lot of stuff, yet this is somehow hard to find the answer to:
#--------------------------------------------------
defineSamples<- function()
{
ANSWER<-numeric()
ANSWER<-readline("enter the number of groups: ")
}
runit()
ANSWER # this does not hold the value the user inputs
#-------------------------------------------------
If I then see what ANSWER is storing it says "numeric(0)", how do I
get this
to store whatever number the user inputs (and am i going to have to convert
from a string to a number???
THANKs for any help!
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what you want is:
defineSamples<- function()
{
readline("enter the number of groups: ")
}
ANSWER <- defineSamples()
On 4/1/07, projection83 <mkurowski@gmail.com>
wrote:>
>
> Hi there, this is a very easy question, i just cant seem to find a
> straight
> answer- i need this one thing, then i can finish my project for this term.
>
> I am making an interactive application with R where I get the user to
> input
> numbers that the program then uses in the analysis. I have figured out a
> lot of stuff, yet this is somehow hard to find the answer to:
> #--------------------------------------------------
> defineSamples<- function()
> {
> ANSWER<-numeric()
> ANSWER<-readline("enter the number of groups: ")
> }
>
> runit()
>
> ANSWER # this does not hold the value the user inputs
> #-------------------------------------------------
>
> If I then see what ANSWER is storing it says "numeric(0)", how do
I get
> this
> to store whatever number the user inputs (and am i going to have to
> convert
> from a string to a number???
>
> THANKs for any help!
> --
> View this message in context:
> http://www.nabble.com/Reading-user-input-tf3503016.html#a9783275
> Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>
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What is the problem you are trying to solve?
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I dont know if thats what i want (its not working like i want). I would like to have R pause, wait for a user input of a number, then store that number as a variable to use in the next calculation it does... Or should the below do that? jim holtman wrote:> > what you want is: > > defineSamples<- function() > { > readline("enter the number of groups: ") > } > > ANSWER <- defineSamples() > > > > On 4/1/07, projection83 <mkurowski at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Hi there, this is a very easy question, i just cant seem to find a >> straight >> answer- i need this one thing, then i can finish my project for this >> term. >> >> I am making an interactive application with R where I get the user to >> input >> numbers that the program then uses in the analysis. I have figured out a >> lot of stuff, yet this is somehow hard to find the answer to: >> #-------------------------------------------------- >> defineSamples<- function() >> { >> ANSWER<-numeric() >> ANSWER<-readline("enter the number of groups: ") >> } >> >> runit() >> >> ANSWER # this does not hold the value the user inputs >> #------------------------------------------------- >> >> If I then see what ANSWER is storing it says "numeric(0)", how do I get >> this >> to store whatever number the user inputs (and am i going to have to >> convert >> from a string to a number??? >> >> THANKs for any help! >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/Reading-user-input-tf3503016.html#a9783275 >> Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide >> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> > > > > -- > Jim Holtman > Cincinnati, OH > +1 513 646 9390 > > What is the problem you are trying to solve? > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > >-- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Reading-user-input-tf3503016.html#a9830512 Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.