parameterDump {ramwas} | R Documentation

## Save Parameters in a Text File

### Description

Saves parameters in a text file, prioritizing those listed in `toplines`.

### Usage

    parameterDump(dir, param, toplines = NULL)

### Arguments

`dir` | Directory to save the parameters to. The file is named `"UsedSettings.txt"`.
`param` | A list with RaMWAS parameters. Or any list in general. For detailed description of all available parameters run: `browseVignettes("ramwas")`.
`toplines` | Names of the elements in `param` to save first (top of the file).

### Details

This function is used internally by multiple RaMWAS functions to record parameters used to run the analysis.

### Value

The function creates a file and returns nothing.

### Note

This function is not intended to be run by the user.

### Author(s)

Andrey A Shabalin andrey.shabalin@gmail.com

### See Also

See vignettes: `browseVignettes("ramwas")`

### Examples

    param = ramwasParameters(
        number = 123123,
        integer = 312L,
        textline = "Hi there",
        characterVector = c("Hi","Hi again","Bye"),
        dataframe = data.frame(a = 1:12, b = 12:1)
        )

    thedir = tempdir()

    parameterDump(thedir, param, c("integer","characterVector"))

    cat( readLines( paste0(thedir,"/UsedSettings.txt") ), sep = "\n")

    file.remove( paste0(thedir,"/UsedSettings.txt") )

[Package ramwas version 1.8.0 Index]