Returns what print(x) would output on the console – if collapse is set to anything other than NULL, as a character scalar (i.e. a
string), otherwise as a character vector of output lines.
Arguments
- x
R object of which the output of
print()is to be captured.- collapse
Optional string for concatenating the results. If
NULL, a character vector of print lines is returned.
Details
This is a simple convenience wrapper around utils::capture.output(). Note that ANSI escape sequences
(e.g. as output by the print() methods of tidyverse packages) are included in the result. To remove them, use cli::ansi_strip().
Examples
mtcars |> pal::capture_print()
#> [1] " mpg cyl disp hp drat wt qsec vs am gear carb" "Mazda RX4 21.0 6 160.0 110 3.90 2.620 16.46 0 1 4 4"
#> [3] "Mazda RX4 Wag 21.0 6 160.0 110 3.90 2.875 17.02 0 1 4 4" "Datsun 710 22.8 4 108.0 93 3.85 2.320 18.61 1 1 4 1"
#> [5] "Hornet 4 Drive 21.4 6 258.0 110 3.08 3.215 19.44 1 0 3 1" "Hornet Sportabout 18.7 8 360.0 175 3.15 3.440 17.02 0 0 3 2"
#> [7] "Valiant 18.1 6 225.0 105 2.76 3.460 20.22 1 0 3 1" "Duster 360 14.3 8 360.0 245 3.21 3.570 15.84 0 0 3 4"
#> [9] "Merc 240D 24.4 4 146.7 62 3.69 3.190 20.00 1 0 4 2" "Merc 230 22.8 4 140.8 95 3.92 3.150 22.90 1 0 4 2"
#> [11] "Merc 280 19.2 6 167.6 123 3.92 3.440 18.30 1 0 4 4" "Merc 280C 17.8 6 167.6 123 3.92 3.440 18.90 1 0 4 4"
#> [13] "Merc 450SE 16.4 8 275.8 180 3.07 4.070 17.40 0 0 3 3" "Merc 450SL 17.3 8 275.8 180 3.07 3.730 17.60 0 0 3 3"
#> [15] "Merc 450SLC 15.2 8 275.8 180 3.07 3.780 18.00 0 0 3 3" "Cadillac Fleetwood 10.4 8 472.0 205 2.93 5.250 17.98 0 0 3 4"
#> [17] "Lincoln Continental 10.4 8 460.0 215 3.00 5.424 17.82 0 0 3 4" "Chrysler Imperial 14.7 8 440.0 230 3.23 5.345 17.42 0 0 3 4"
#> [19] "Fiat 128 32.4 4 78.7 66 4.08 2.200 19.47 1 1 4 1" "Honda Civic 30.4 4 75.7 52 4.93 1.615 18.52 1 1 4 2"
#> [21] "Toyota Corolla 33.9 4 71.1 65 4.22 1.835 19.90 1 1 4 1" "Toyota Corona 21.5 4 120.1 97 3.70 2.465 20.01 1 0 3 1"
#> [23] "Dodge Challenger 15.5 8 318.0 150 2.76 3.520 16.87 0 0 3 2" "AMC Javelin 15.2 8 304.0 150 3.15 3.435 17.30 0 0 3 2"
#> [25] "Camaro Z28 13.3 8 350.0 245 3.73 3.840 15.41 0 0 3 4" "Pontiac Firebird 19.2 8 400.0 175 3.08 3.845 17.05 0 0 3 2"
#> [27] "Fiat X1-9 27.3 4 79.0 66 4.08 1.935 18.90 1 1 4 1" "Porsche 914-2 26.0 4 120.3 91 4.43 2.140 16.70 0 1 5 2"
#> [29] "Lotus Europa 30.4 4 95.1 113 3.77 1.513 16.90 1 1 5 2" "Ford Pantera L 15.8 8 351.0 264 4.22 3.170 14.50 0 1 5 4"
#> [31] "Ferrari Dino 19.7 6 145.0 175 3.62 2.770 15.50 0 1 5 6" "Maserati Bora 15.0 8 301.0 335 3.54 3.570 14.60 0 1 5 8"
#> [33] "Volvo 142E 21.4 4 121.0 109 4.11 2.780 18.60 1 1 4 2"
mtcars |> pal::capture_print(collapse = "\n") |> cat()
#> mpg cyl disp hp drat wt qsec vs am gear carb
#> Mazda RX4 21.0 6 160.0 110 3.90 2.620 16.46 0 1 4 4
#> Mazda RX4 Wag 21.0 6 160.0 110 3.90 2.875 17.02 0 1 4 4
#> Datsun 710 22.8 4 108.0 93 3.85 2.320 18.61 1 1 4 1
#> Hornet 4 Drive 21.4 6 258.0 110 3.08 3.215 19.44 1 0 3 1
#> Hornet Sportabout 18.7 8 360.0 175 3.15 3.440 17.02 0 0 3 2
#> Valiant 18.1 6 225.0 105 2.76 3.460 20.22 1 0 3 1
#> Duster 360 14.3 8 360.0 245 3.21 3.570 15.84 0 0 3 4
#> Merc 240D 24.4 4 146.7 62 3.69 3.190 20.00 1 0 4 2
#> Merc 230 22.8 4 140.8 95 3.92 3.150 22.90 1 0 4 2
#> Merc 280 19.2 6 167.6 123 3.92 3.440 18.30 1 0 4 4
#> Merc 280C 17.8 6 167.6 123 3.92 3.440 18.90 1 0 4 4
#> Merc 450SE 16.4 8 275.8 180 3.07 4.070 17.40 0 0 3 3
#> Merc 450SL 17.3 8 275.8 180 3.07 3.730 17.60 0 0 3 3
#> Merc 450SLC 15.2 8 275.8 180 3.07 3.780 18.00 0 0 3 3
#> Cadillac Fleetwood 10.4 8 472.0 205 2.93 5.250 17.98 0 0 3 4
#> Lincoln Continental 10.4 8 460.0 215 3.00 5.424 17.82 0 0 3 4
#> Chrysler Imperial 14.7 8 440.0 230 3.23 5.345 17.42 0 0 3 4
#> Fiat 128 32.4 4 78.7 66 4.08 2.200 19.47 1 1 4 1
#> Honda Civic 30.4 4 75.7 52 4.93 1.615 18.52 1 1 4 2
#> Toyota Corolla 33.9 4 71.1 65 4.22 1.835 19.90 1 1 4 1
#> Toyota Corona 21.5 4 120.1 97 3.70 2.465 20.01 1 0 3 1
#> Dodge Challenger 15.5 8 318.0 150 2.76 3.520 16.87 0 0 3 2
#> AMC Javelin 15.2 8 304.0 150 3.15 3.435 17.30 0 0 3 2
#> Camaro Z28 13.3 8 350.0 245 3.73 3.840 15.41 0 0 3 4
#> Pontiac Firebird 19.2 8 400.0 175 3.08 3.845 17.05 0 0 3 2
#> Fiat X1-9 27.3 4 79.0 66 4.08 1.935 18.90 1 1 4 1
#> Porsche 914-2 26.0 4 120.3 91 4.43 2.140 16.70 0 1 5 2
#> Lotus Europa 30.4 4 95.1 113 3.77 1.513 16.90 1 1 5 2
#> Ford Pantera L 15.8 8 351.0 264 4.22 3.170 14.50 0 1 5 4
#> Ferrari Dino 19.7 6 145.0 175 3.62 2.770 15.50 0 1 5 6
#> Maserati Bora 15.0 8 301.0 335 3.54 3.570 14.60 0 1 5 8
#> Volvo 142E 21.4 4 121.0 109 4.11 2.780 18.60 1 1 4 2
# to strip ANSI escape sequences, use `cli::ansi_strip()`
airquality |> tibble::as_tibble()
#> # A tibble: 153 × 6
#> Ozone Solar.R Wind Temp Month Day
#> <int> <int> <dbl> <int> <int> <int>
#> 1 41 190 7.4 67 5 1
#> 2 36 118 8 72 5 2
#> 3 12 149 12.6 74 5 3
#> 4 18 313 11.5 62 5 4
#> 5 NA NA 14.3 56 5 5
#> 6 28 NA 14.9 66 5 6
#> 7 23 299 8.6 65 5 7
#> 8 19 99 13.8 59 5 8
#> 9 8 19 20.1 61 5 9
#> 10 NA 194 8.6 69 5 10
#> # ℹ 143 more rows
airquality |>
tibble::as_tibble() |>
pal::capture_print(collapse = "\n") |>
cli::ansi_strip() |>
cat()
#> # A tibble: 153 × 6
#> Ozone Solar.R Wind Temp Month Day
#> <int> <int> <dbl> <int> <int> <int>
#> 1 41 190 7.4 67 5 1
#> 2 36 118 8 72 5 2
#> 3 12 149 12.6 74 5 3
#> 4 18 313 11.5 62 5 4
#> 5 NA NA 14.3 56 5 5
#> 6 28 NA 14.9 66 5 6
#> 7 23 299 8.6 65 5 7
#> 8 19 99 13.8 59 5 8
#> 9 8 19 20.1 61 5 9
#> 10 NA 194 8.6 69 5 10
#> # ℹ 143 more rows