RStudio snippet not working

Question

I'm utilizing a Macbook pro running "El Capitan" and RStudio is version 0.99.902. I'm writing a Rmd document. I want to utilize the snippets that RStudio has built in and create my own also. By clicking Preference => Code; I can see that "Enable code snippets" is checked. However, while trying to utilize any snippet the completion is not performed. If I typed just r I should get this block of code, but nothing hapen

snippet r
    ```{r ${1:label}, ${2:options}}
    ${0}
    ```

I also create a simple snippet:

snippet dthen
    %>%

None of the markdown snippet seems to work. Do I'm doing something wrong or any setting has to be done?

Swound

Same problem here using RStudio Server Pro or RStudio Desktop for Mac (El Cap). R snippets inside code blocks work, but snippets outside code blocks (Markdown snippets) do not work. – Flak

Answer 1

You can invoke code snippets in Markdown in RStudio using Shift+Tab after typing the snippet, but it will not currently prompt you to expand the snippet, either with Tab or by just waiting. I thought this was a bug, but the discussion in this GitHub issue says it's intended, just still-to-be-documented.

Flak

Not really a solution, but perhaps you can make it work. Have a look here – Fen

Answer 2

In Tools > Global Options > Code > Editing > Edit Snippets, go to the section "Markdown" and paste your snippet there. Save, OK, apply. Type r in your Rmd document (not within in a R code chunk) and click Shift+Tab. If it still does not work, try to create a new "R markdown" file (File > New file > R markdown) and check if it works there.

Thickskinned

Answer 3

I know this is an old post, but I had the same trouble recently. Snippets must be indented when customized, instead if an space is inserted it won't work

Inhaul