writeStrList: Write a list of strings in a tab-delimited file

In ribiosIO: Input/Output Utilities of the 'ribios' Suite

Write a list of strings in a tab-delimited file

Description

Write a list of strings in a tab-delimited file

Usage

writeStrList(
  list,
  file,
  names = NULL,
  type = c("column", "row"),
  index = FALSE
)

Arguments

list	A list of character strings
file	A filename
names	Names of the list; by default the names of the list
type	Should list items written in columns or rows?
index	Logical, should integer index be printed along the elements?

Value

No return value, called for side effects (writes to file).

Examples

myList <- list("A"=LETTERS[3:5], "B"=LETTERS[4])
writeStrList(myList, file=stdout())
writeStrList(myList, file=stdout(), names=c("ListA", "ListB"))
writeStrList(myList, file=stdout(), names=c("ListA", "ListB"), type="row")
writeStrList(myList, file=stdout(), names=c("ListA", "ListB"), type="row", index=TRUE)
writeStrList(myList, file=stdout(), names=c("ListA", "ListB"), type="column", index=TRUE)

ribiosIO documentation built on Feb. 20, 2026, 5:09 p.m.