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redo()

Usage:

redo() or redo(charVar) where charVar is CHARACTER scalar
REDO()

Keywords: control

redo() re-executes the previous line.  It can be used in an expression
3*redo() or as an argument to a function (sqrt(redo())).

What redo() actually does is the following:
 1. redo() creates a macro REDO from the entire preceding command line
    which is automatically saved as variable LASTLINE
 2. redo() then executes REDO, thus re-running the preceding command
    line.  Re-execution may not be exact.  If the preceding line
    consisted of several commands separated by semi-colons, they will
    all be executed, but values that are not assigned will not be
    printed, except for the final command.  And even if the final
    command in the preceding line is an assignment, its value may be
    printed.

In later lines, just typing REDO() will re-execute this line (until a
subsequent use of redo()).

Caution: do not attempt to use redo() immediately following a line
containing redo() or REDO(), as this leads to uncontrolled recursion.

redo(charVar) also creates macro REDO and executes it, but the contents
of REDO come from CHARACTER scalar charVAR rather than LASTLINE.

redo() is implemented as a pre-defined macro.

Examples:
  Cmd> print(paste("Pi =",PI))
  Pi = 3.1416

  Cmd> redo() # previous command repeated
  Pi = 3.1416

  Cmd> REDO() # redone command repeated
  Pi = 3.1416

  Cmd> pi <- PI # line ending in assignment

  Cmd> redo() # previous line executed and value of assignment printed
  (1)      3.1416

  Cmd> pi <- PI ;; # note trailing ;; so last command is null

  Cmd> redo()  # previous line executed and nothing printed

  Cmd>

See also topics edit(), 'macros', 'syntax'.