interactive() Function in R (Example) | Test if R is Running Interactively

This tutorial shows how to check whether R runs interactively using the interactive function in the R programming language.

The tutorial contains the following:

Let’s take a look at some R codes in action.

Example: Test if R is Running Interactively Using interactive() Function

This example explains how to test whether an R session is interactive, i.e. it is assumed that the current R session is one in which is a human operator to interact with.

For this, we can simply execute the interactive command as shown below:

interactive()                     # Apply interactive function
# [1] TRUE

The previous R code has returned the logical indicator TRUE, i.e. it is assumed that a human is there to, for instance, conduct corrections to incorrect input.

Video & Further Resources

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In addition, you may read the related posts on my website. You can find a selection of related articles below.

• List of R Commands (Examples)
• Introduction to R Programming

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