Objects are described by class, and dimensions. Dimensions is always denoted
in square brackets. For example, “int[10]” means an integer of length
ten. Typically an object will be identified by head(class(obj), 1L)
along with its dimensions. Recursive objects will have the first level shown
provided that doing so fits within limit.
Usage
desc(val, limit = getOption("width"))
Arguments
val
object to describe
limit
max characters to display
Value
character(1L) describing object
Details
Eventually this will be migrated to an S3 generic to allow recursive dispatch
on object type.