Can the print() command in R be quieted?

Question

In R some functions can print information and return values, can the print be silenced?

For example:

print.and.return <- function() {
  print(\"foo\         


        

Answer 1

If you absolutely need the side effect of printing in your own functions, why not make it an option?

print.and.return <- function(..., verbose=TRUE) {
  if (verbose) 
    print("foo")
  return("bar")
}


> print.and.return()
[1] "foo"
[1] "bar"
> print.and.return(verbose=FALSE)
[1] "bar"
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