Code autocompletion with lists in RStudio

Question

Given the following list, do I need to choose between cleaner code or autocompletion or can I have both? I\'m using the newest version of RStudio on MacOS 10.10.5.

Answer 1

Fortunately, it's possible to have both autocomplete and nicely formatted code. In RStudio, autocomplete works for both $ and [[ but it functions slightly differently.

For indexing with $, the autocomplete list is triggered immediately after typing $.

However, for [[, it's necessary to press tab before the autocomplete list is shown. And this works multiple levels deep just as it does with $.

The comment above from @docendo discimus was helpful in finding this answer.