debug {base} | R Documentation |
Set or unset the debugging flag on a function.
debug(fun) undebug(fun)
fun |
any interpreted R function. |
When a function flagged for debugging is entered, normal execution
is suspended and the body of function is executed one statement at a time.
A new browser context is initiated for each step (and the previous one
destroyed).
Currently you can only debug functions that have bodies enclosed in braces.
This is a bug and will be fixed soon.
You take the next step by typing carriage return, n
or next
.
You can see the values of variables by typing their names.
Typing c
or cont
causes the debugger to continue to the
end of the function.
You can debug
new functions before you step in to them from inside
the debugger.
Typing Q
quits the current execution and returns you to the
top–level prompt.
Typing where
causes the debugger to print out the current
stack trace (all functions that are active).
If you have variables with names that are identical to the controls
(eg. c
or n
) then you need to use print(c)
and
print(n)
to evaluate them.
browser
, traceback
to see the stack after
an Error: ...
message; recover
for another
debugging approach.