print.ff.rdprinting ff objects and compactly showing their structure
The print methods just print a few exmplary elements from the beginning and end of the dimensions.
x <- ff(1:10000)
x
#> ff (open) integer length=10000 (10000)
#> [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9993]
#> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 : 9993
#> [9994] [9995] [9996] [9997] [9998] [9999] [10000]
#> 9994 9995 9996 9997 9998 9999 10000
print(x, maxlength=30)
#> ff (open) integer length=10000 (10000)
#> [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
#> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
#> [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [9986] [9987] [9988] [9989]
#> 11 12 13 14 15 : 9986 9987 9988 9989
#> [9990] [9991] [9992] [9993] [9994] [9995] [9996] [9997] [9998] [9999]
#> 9990 9991 9992 9993 9994 9995 9996 9997 9998 9999
#> [10000]
#> 10000
dim(x) <- c(100,100)
x
#> ff (open) integer length=10000 (10000) dim=c(100,100) dimorder=c(1,2)
#> [,1] [,2] [,3] [,4] [,5] [,6] [,7] [,8] [,93] [,94] [,95]
#> [1,] 1 101 201 301 401 501 601 701 : 9201 9301 9401
#> [2,] 2 102 202 302 402 502 602 702 : 9202 9302 9402
#> [3,] 3 103 203 303 403 503 603 703 : 9203 9303 9403
#> [4,] 4 104 204 304 404 504 604 704 : 9204 9304 9404
#> [5,] 5 105 205 305 405 505 605 705 : 9205 9305 9405
#> [6,] 6 106 206 306 406 506 606 706 : 9206 9306 9406
#> [7,] 7 107 207 307 407 507 607 707 : 9207 9307 9407
#> [8,] 8 108 208 308 408 508 608 708 : 9208 9308 9408
#> : : : : : : : : : : : : :
#> [93,] 93 193 293 393 493 593 693 793 : 9293 9393 9493
#> [94,] 94 194 294 394 494 594 694 794 : 9294 9394 9494
#> [95,] 95 195 295 395 495 595 695 795 : 9295 9395 9495
#> [96,] 96 196 296 396 496 596 696 796 : 9296 9396 9496
#> [97,] 97 197 297 397 497 597 697 797 : 9297 9397 9497
#> [98,] 98 198 298 398 498 598 698 798 : 9298 9398 9498
#> [99,] 99 199 299 399 499 599 699 799 : 9299 9399 9499
#> [100,] 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 : 9300 9400 9500
#> [,96] [,97] [,98] [,99] [,100]
#> [1,] 9501 9601 9701 9801 9901
#> [2,] 9502 9602 9702 9802 9902
#> [3,] 9503 9603 9703 9803 9903
#> [4,] 9504 9604 9704 9804 9904
#> [5,] 9505 9605 9705 9805 9905
#> [6,] 9506 9606 9706 9806 9906
#> [7,] 9507 9607 9707 9807 9907
#> [8,] 9508 9608 9708 9808 9908
#> : : : : : :
#> [93,] 9593 9693 9793 9893 9993
#> [94,] 9594 9694 9794 9894 9994
#> [95,] 9595 9695 9795 9895 9995
#> [96,] 9596 9696 9796 9896 9996
#> [97,] 9597 9697 9797 9897 9997
#> [98,] 9598 9698 9798 9898 9998
#> [99,] 9599 9699 9799 9899 9999
#> [100,] 9600 9700 9800 9900 10000
rm(x); gc()
#> used (Mb) gc trigger (Mb) max used (Mb)
#> Ncells 1162442 62.1 1994352 106.6 1994352 106.6
#> Vcells 2167042 16.6 8790397 67.1 8790397 67.1