[R] viewing data in something similar to 'R Data Editor'

[Erik Iverson]

See ?View but I don't think it 'auto updates' per your last sentence. 
Maybe there's a better option?

Rachel Schwartz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to view matrices I am working with in a clean, easy to read,
> separate window.
> 
> A friend showed me how to do something like I want  with edit(). I can view
> the matrix in the 'R Data Editor':
> 
> For a sample matrix:
> 
>> mat=matrix(1:15,ncol=3)
>> mat
>      [,1] [,2] [,3]
> [1,]    1    6   11
> [2,]    2    7   12
> [3,]    3    8   13
> [4,]    4    9   14
> [5,]    5   10   15
> 
> 
>> look=function(x) invisible(edit(x))
>> look(mat)
> 
> That opens the 'R Data Editor' with mat loaded.
> 
> 
> But I am not able to do any other actions in R while this 'R Data Editor' is
> open. I want to keep this open while
> I do other work.
> 
> Is there a way to view my data in something like the 'R Data Editor' that
> still allows me to do work at the same time?
> I am looking for something other than  str(), head(), and tail() which just
> allow me a quick peak at the object. I do not
> want to edit the object in the table, but be able to watch the object change
> while I run anything that would manipulate it.
> 
> Thank you for your help.
> 
> Best,
> Rachel Schwartz
> Graduate Student Researcher
> UCSD; Scripps Institution of Oceanography
> 
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