Returns formated caption with table number

tblCap(
  caption.text=NULL,
  advance.counter=1
  )

Arguments

caption.text	Text string to be used for caption. If NULL, no caption is returned, but the table counter is advanced.
advance.counter	Numeric. Number to be added to the present table number. Default is 1, advancing table count by 1.

Examples

options(table_number=1)
tblCap("My table caption is great.")
#> [1] "**Table 2:** My table caption is great."

# Returns ' **Table 2:**  My table caption is great. '

getOption("table_number")
#> [1] 2
# Returns '2'