openintro (version 1.3)

loop: Output a message while inside a loop

Description

Output a message while inside a for loop to update the user on progress. This function is useful in tracking progress when the number of iterations is large or the procedures in each iteration take a long time.

Usage

loop(i, n = NULL, every = 1, extra=NULL)

Arguments

i

The index value used in the loop.

n

The last entry in the loop.

every

The number of loops between messages.

extra

Additional information to print.

See Also

myPDF

Examples

for(i in 1:160){
	loop(i, 160, 20, paste("iter", i))
}