lintr (version 3.1.2)

undesirable_operator_linter: Undesirable operator linter

Description

Report the use of undesirable operators, e.g. ::: or <<- and suggest an alternative.

Usage

undesirable_operator_linter(op = default_undesirable_operators)

Arguments

op

Named character vector. names(op) correspond to undesirable operators, while the values give a description of why the operator is undesirable. If NA, no additional information is given in the lint message. Defaults to default_undesirable_operators. To make small customizations to this list, use modify_defaults().

Tags

best_practices, configurable, efficiency, robustness, style

See Also

linters for a complete list of linters available in lintr.

Examples

# defaults for which functions are considered undesirable
names(default_undesirable_operators)

# will produce lints
lint(
  text = "a <<- log(10)",
  linters = undesirable_operator_linter()
)

lint(
  text = "mtcars$wt",
  linters = undesirable_operator_linter(op = c("$" = "As an alternative, use the `[[` accessor."))
)

# okay
lint(
  text = "a <- log(10)",
  linters = undesirable_operator_linter()
)
lint(
  text = 'mtcars[["wt"]]',
  linters = undesirable_operator_linter(op = c("$" = NA))
)

lint(
  text = 'mtcars[["wt"]]',
  linters = undesirable_operator_linter(op = c("$" = "As an alternative, use the `[[` accessor."))
)