Tong Wang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi,
> I am writing a function and need to pass a function expression as an
> argument, for instance,
> myfun <- function( express) {
> x<- c(1,2,3)
> y<-express
> }
>
> if I call the above function by myfun( x*2 ), I get 2 as the result,
> instead of 2,4,6 , could someone help me to
> fix this problem ?
> Furthermore, is that possible to operate this expression on different
> variables? for example, in myfun(), I
> might want to get u*2, z*2, etc. without having to say x<-u, x<-z to match
> the expression.
>
> Thanks a lot for your help.
Either pass the expression explicitly using myfun(quote(x*2)) or
myfun(expression(x*2)) or use substitute(express) inside the function.
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