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Add a Question Template to the Current Document

Source: R/util.R
sd_add_question.Rd

This function inserts a template for a surveydown question at the current cursor position in the active RStudio document. It supports various question types and automatically removes the function call before inserting the template if it exists in the document.

Usage

sd_add_question(type = "mc", id = NULL, label = NULL, chunk = FALSE)

Arguments

type

A character string specifying the type of question template to insert. Default is "mc" (multiple choice). Available options are:

  • "mc": Multiple choice (single selection)

  • "select": Dropdown selection

  • "mc_multiple": Multiple choice (multiple selections)

  • "mc_buttons": Multiple choice with button layout (single selection)

  • "mc_multiple_buttons": Multiple choice with button layout (multiple selections)

  • "text": Short text input

  • "textarea": Long text input

  • "numeric": Numeric input

  • "slider": Slider input

  • "date": Date input

  • "daterange": Date range input

id

A character string specifying the ID for the question. If not provided, a default ID based on the question type will be used. This ID should be unique within your survey.

label

A character string specifying the label (question text) to display to respondents. If not provided, a default label placeholder will be used.

chunk

Logical. If TRUE, the code will be generated with the R code chunk wrapper. Defaults to FALSE.

Value

This function does not return a value. It modifies the active document as a side effect by inserting text and potentially removing a function call.

Details

The function performs the following steps:

  1. Checks for and removes any existing sd_add_question() function call in the document.

  2. Inserts the appropriate question template at the current cursor position.

  3. If an ID is provided, replaces the default ID in the template with the provided ID.

  4. If a label is provided, replaces the default label in the template with the provided label.

Examples

if (interactive()) {
  library(surveydown)

  # Insert a default multiple choice question template
  sd_add_question()

  # Insert a text input question with custom ID and label
  sd_add_question("text", id = "user_email", label = "What is your email address?")

  # Insert a slider question template
  sd_add_question("slider", id = "satisfaction", label = "How satisfied were you with our service?")
}