On 8/4/05, Gabor Grothendieck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/4/05, Jose Claudio Faria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I would like to suggest that all R functions/etc like: > > codes-deprecated > > grid-internal > > ns-alt > > ns-dblcolon > > ns-hooks > > ns-internals > > ns-lowlev > > ns-reflect.Rd > > tools-internal > > ts-defunct > > utils-deprecated > > utils-internal > > ... and another > > > > i.e, function/word separate for '-' > > > > were all substituted by > > codes_deprecated > > grid_internal > > ns_alt > > ns_dblcolon > > ns_hooks > > ns_internals > > ns_lowlev > > ns_reflect.Rd > > tools_internal > > ts_defunct > > utils_deprecated > > utils_internal > > ... and another > > > > i.e, by '_' > > > > Because it is impossible to make a good highlighter with the first one. > > > > How to differentiating myValue: > > > > varOne = 100 > > varTwo = 50 > > myValue = varOne-varTwo > > > > from codes-deprecated, or ns-alt, for example. > > One can create a variable with a minus in it by using > backquotes: > > > `a-b` <- 3 > > a <- 10 > > b <- 4 > > `a-b` + a-b > [1] 9 # 3 + 10 - 4 >
One other point. The help system, i.e. ?, accommodates minus signs like this where the last two statements below give the same result: library(survival) ?"survival-internal" internal?survival Another example is, library(dyn) package?dyn ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html