Line length linter — line_length_linter • lintr

Check that the line length of both comments and code is less than length.

Usage

line_length_linter(length = 80L)

Arguments

length: maximum line length allowed. Default is 80L (Hollerith limit).

See also

linters for a complete list of linters available in lintr.
https://style.tidyverse.org/syntax.html#long-lines

Tags

configurable, default, readability, style

Examples

# will produce lints
lint(
  text = strrep("x", 23L),
  linters = line_length_linter(length = 20L)
)
#> <text>:1:21: style: [line_length_linter] Lines should not be more than 20 characters. This line is 23 characters.
#> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
#> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~

# okay
lint(
  text = strrep("x", 21L),
  linters = line_length_linter(length = 40L)
)
#> ℹ No lints found.