guiObjBrowse: Function to implement an object browser

Description

These functions provide features required to implement a complete object browser in the GUI client.

Usage

guiObjBrowse(id = "default", env.name = NULL, pos = NULL, all.names = NULL,
    pattern = NULL, group = NULL, regenerate = FALSE)
guiObjClear(id)
guiObjDir()
guiObjList(id = "default", env.name = NULL, pos = 1, all.names = FALSE,
    pattern = "", group = "", path = NULL, compare = TRUE)
guiObjMenu(id = "default", selobject, objects, envir, path = NULL)
guiObjSearch(path = NULL, compare = TRUE)

Arguments

The id of the object browser (you can run several ones concurrently)

env.name

The name of the environment

pos

The position in the search path

all.names

Do we display all names (including hidden variables starting with '.')?

pattern

A pattern to match for selecting variables

group

A group to filter

regenerate

Do we force to regenerate the information?

path

The path where to write a temporary file with the requested information

compare

If compare == TRUE, result is compared with last cached value and the client is updated only if something changed

selobject

The current selection in the object browser

objects

A list with selected items in the object browser

envir

The currently selected environment in the object browser

Value

Depending on the function, a list, a string, or a reference to an external, temporary file where data is written.

Details

guiObjBrowse do the horsework. guiObjDir gets the temporary directory where exchange files are stored. guiObjList lists objects in a given workspace. guiObjSearch lists the search path. guiObjClear clears any reference to a given object browser. guiObjMenu computes a context menu for a given object.

Examples

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