mk_tmp_name_source: Produce a temp name generator with a given prefix.

In WinVector/wrapr: Wrap R Tools for Debugging and Parametric Programming

Produce a temp name generator with a given prefix.

Description

Returns a function f where: f() returns a new temporary name, f(remove=vector) removes names in vector and returns what was removed, f(dumpList=TRUE) returns the list of names generated and clears the list, f(peek=TRUE) returns the list without altering anything.

Usage

mk_tmp_name_source(
  prefix = "tmpnam",
  ...,
  alphabet = as.character(0:9),
  size = 20,
  sep = "_"
)

Arguments

prefix	character, string to prefix temp names with.
...	force later argument to be bound by name.
alphabet	character, characters to choose from in building ids.
size	character, number of characters to build id portion of names from.
sep	character, separator between temp name fields.

Value

name generator function.

Examples

f <- mk_tmp_name_source('ex')
print(f())
nm2 <- f()
print(nm2)
f(remove=nm2)
print(f(dumpList=TRUE))

WinVector/wrapr documentation built on Aug. 29, 2023, 4:51 a.m.