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Construct Tidyverse Style Message

Source: R/err.R
message_chk.Rd

If tidy = TRUE constructs a tidyverse style message by

Usage

message_chk(..., n = NULL, tidy = TRUE)

Arguments

...

Multiple objects that are converted to a string using paste0(..., collapse = '').

n

The value of n for converting sprintf-like types.

tidy

A flag specifying whether capitalize the first character and add a missing period.

Value

A string of the message.

Details

  • Capitalizing the first character if possible.

  • Adding a trailing . if missing.

Also if n != NULL replaces the recognized sprintf-like types.

sprintf-like types

The following recognized sprintf-like types can be used in a message:

n

The value of n.

s

” if n == 1 otherwise 's'

r

'is' if n == 1 otherwise 'are'

y

'y' if n == 1 otherwise 'ie'

Examples

message_chk("there %r %n", " problem director%y%s")
#> [1] "There %r %n problem director%y%s."
message_chk("there %r %n", " problem director%y%s", n = 1)
#> [1] "There is 1 problem directory."
message_chk("There %r %n", " problem director%y%s.", n = 3)
#> [1] "There are 3 problem directories."