After-thought...
Why not just use head() and tail() like normal R users do?
On March 23, 2022 12:31:46 PM PDT, Jeff Newmiller <jdnewmil at
dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:>Sure. Re-define the print method for those objects. Can't say I
recommend this, but it can be done.
>
>On March 23, 2022 11:44:01 AM PDT, Naresh Gurbuxani <naresh_gurbuxani at
hotmail.com> wrote:
>>In an R session, when I type the name of an object, R prints the entire
object (for example, a 20000 x 5 data.frame). Is it possible to change the
default behavior so that only the first five and last five rows are printed?
>>
>>Similarly, if the object is a 20000 x 200 matrix, the default behavior
will be to print first five and last five columns, combined with first five and
last five rows.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Naresh
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