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Print strings with rich formats and colors.

Source: R/bruceR_utils.R
Print.Rd

Be frustrated with print() and cat()? Try Print()! Run examples to see what it can do.

Usage

Print(...)

Glue(...)

Arguments

...

Character strings enclosed by "{ }" will be evaluated as R code.

Character strings enclosed by "<< >>" will be printed as formatted and colored text.

Long strings are broken by line and concatenated together.

Leading whitespace and blank lines from the first and last lines are automatically trimmed.

Value

Formatted text.

Details

Possible formats/colors that can be used in "<< >>" include:

(1) bold, italic, underline, reset, blurred, inverse, hidden, strikethrough;

(2) black, white, silver, red, green, blue, yellow, cyan, magenta;

(3) bgBlack, bgWhite, bgRed, bgGreen, bgBlue, bgYellow, bgCyan, bgMagenta.

See more details in glue::glue() and glue::glue_col().

Functions

  • Print(): Paste and print strings.

  • Glue(): Paste strings.

Examples

name = "Bruce"
Print("My name is <<underline <<bold {name}>>>>.
       <<bold <<blue Pi = {pi:.15}.>>>>
       <<italic <<green 1 + 1 = {1 + 1}.>>>>
       sqrt({x}) = <<red {sqrt(x):.3}>>", x=10)
#> My name is Bruce.
#> Pi = 3.141592653589793.
#> 1 + 1 = 2.
#> sqrt(10) = 3.162