[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I'm having trouble figuring out how to create a function using "body<-"
> (). The help file for body() says that the argument should be a list of
> R expressions. However if I try that I get an error:
>
> > tmpfun <- function(a, b=2){}
> > body(tmpfun) <- list(expression(z <- a + b),expression(z^2))
> Error in as.function.default(c(formals(f), value), envir) :
> invalid formal argument list for "function"
>
> Can someone give me a simple example for doing this? Thanks!
Like this:
> tmpfun <- function(a, b=2){}
> body(tmpfun) <- quote({z <- a + b; z^2})
> tmpfun(3)
[1] 25
And yes, that help page could do with a rewrite...
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