| select.list {base} | R Documentation |
Select Items from a List
Description
Select item(s) from a character vector.
Usage
select.list(list, preselect = NULL, multiple = FALSE)
Arguments
list |
character. A list of items. |
preselect |
a character vector of length one, or |
multiple |
logical: can more than one item be selected? |
Details
This brings up a modal dialog box with a (scrollable) list of items,
which can be selected by the mouse. If multiple is true,
further items can be selected or deselected by holding the control key
down whilst selecting, and shift-clicking can be used to select
ranges.
Normal termination is via the OK button or by hitting Enter.
The selection can be aborted via the Cancel button or pressing Escape.
Value
A character vector of selected items. If multiple is false and
no item was selected (or Cancel was used), "" is
returned. If multiple is true and no item was selected (or
Cancel was used) then a character vector of length 0 is returned.
Examples
## Not run:
select.list(sort(.packages(all.available = TRUE)))
## End(Not run)