27.17 Miscellaneous
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Do not use the semicolon to terminate a statement unless it makes a lot of sense to have multiple statements on one line. Line breaks in R make the semicolon optional.
Preferred
<- 0.7
threshold <- 1.5
maximum <- 0.1 minimum
Alternative
<- 0.7; maximum <- 1.5; minimum <- 0.1 threshold
Discouraged
<- 0.7;
threshold <- 1.5;
maximum <- 0.1; minimum
Do not abbreviate TRUE
and FALSE
to T
and F
.
Preferred
<- FALSE
is_windows <- TRUE open_source
Discouraged
<- F
is_windows <- T open_source
Separate parameters in a function call with a comma followed by a space.
Preferred
dialPlot(value=78, label="UseR!", dial_radius=1)
Dicouraged
dialPlot(value=78,label="UseR!",dial_radius=1)
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