How to Solve the R Error – Unexpected ‘}’ in Code (2 Examples)

In this R tutorial you’ll learn how to fix the error message “unexpected ‘}’ in X”.

Example 1: Reproducing Error Message: unexpected ‘}’ in X

}                       # How to replicate the error message
# Error: unexpected '}' in "}"

Example 2: Solving Error Message: unexpected ‘}’ in X

if(2 %in% 1:5) {        # How to fix the error message
  "YES"
}
# [1] "YES"