[R] external variable by inside-function routines modifications

2009-10-08 Thread devol
Dear all, could you please advice whether it is possible somehow to modify an external (from the point of some function view) variable by some function-internal operators. For example var=1 foo-function(var){var=var+1} foo(var) var [1] 1 but the goal is to get the var equal to 2 in this

Re: [R] external variable by inside-function routines modifications

2009-10-08 Thread Henrique Dallazuanna
See assign, you can use '-' assignment: foo - function(var) var - var + 1 On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 2:14 PM, devol sund...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all,  could you please advice whether it is possible somehow to modify an external (from the point of some function view) variable by some

Re: [R] external variable by inside-function routines modifications

2009-10-08 Thread Alex Bird
Is it possible to do what you mentioned somehow outside of the function. I mean that there's some function and the only thing I can do is to point on the variable to be modified inside the function without any possibilities to modify the very function. 2009/10/8 Henrique Dallazuanna

Re: [R] external variable by inside-function routines modifications

2009-10-08 Thread baptiste auguie
Hi, with assign, foo - function(var){ assign(var, var+1, envir = .GlobalEnv) } var =1 foo(2) var # [1] 3 HTH, baptiste 2009/10/8 devol sund...@gmail.com: Dear all,  could you please advice whether it is possible somehow to modify an external (from the point of some function view)

Re: [R] external variable by inside-function routines modifications

2009-10-08 Thread David Winsemius
On Oct 8, 2009, at 1:14 PM, devol wrote: Dear all, could you please advice whether it is possible somehow to modify an external (from the point of some function view) variable by some function-internal operators. For example var=1 foo-function(var){var=var+1} foo(var) var [1] 1 Use

Re: [R] external variable by inside-function routines modifications

2009-10-08 Thread Bert Gunter
-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Alex Bird Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 10:23 AM To: Henrique Dallazuanna Cc: r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] external variable by inside-function routines modifications Is it possible to do what you mentioned somehow outside

Re: [R] external variable by inside-function routines modifications

2009-10-08 Thread Alex Bird
Genentech Nonclinical Biostatistics -Original Message- From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Alex Bird Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 10:23 AM To: Henrique Dallazuanna Cc: r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] external variable by inside