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Allow read_lines to gracefully skip null values #338
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Unlike readLines(), readr::read_lines() doesn't have a skipNul=TRUE option. Hence it either chokes on null characters, or strings get truncated at the null character. Could a skipNul=TRUE option be implemented?
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hadley commentedon Jun 2, 2016
Is there some reason that even needs to be an option? Why shouldn't it always do so?
[-]skipNul=TRUE option for readr::read_lines()[/-][+]Allow read_lines to gracefully skip null values[/+]nathanielng commentedon Jun 2, 2016
Come to think of it, I don't really see any need to be an option (even for backward compatibility). Perhaps Nuls should always be skipped, i.e. skipNul=TRUE always and skipNul=FALSE isn't allowed.
hadley commentedon Jul 6, 2016
Can copy what
CollectorCharacter::setValue()does