> -----Original Message----- > From: Ott Toomet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 06 June 2003 12:05 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [R] writing comments within a function > > > | From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 11:57:32 +0200 > > Hallo, > > | Hi R lovers! > | > | I would like to know how you can write comments inside the > code of a > | function > | > | is it latex style > | % ? > | or any other language style? > > It's #, otherwise like tex. The same character is used by gnuplot and > many configuration scripts and probably by many programming languages > too. > > You may also consider > > if(FALSE) { > ... > } > > But this "comment" must be syntactically correct. You may also > consider emacs+ESS which includes possibilities to commenting and > uncommenting large program blocks. > > I don't know where it is mentioned explicitly (I did not see it in "S > Programming" (a book)), but most examples include comments, I guess.
It is stated in the "R Language Definition" manual, section 10.2, which usually comes with the distribution. Best wishes Thomas ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
