Is this what you want? > f <- function(x,n=3) x^n > f(2) [1] 8 > n <- 2 > f(2) [1] 8 > f(2,2) [1] 4
Alberto Monteiro wrote: > An example: > > n <- 3 > f <- function(x) x^n > f(2) > # [1] 8 > n <- 2 > f(2) > # [1] 4 > f > # function(x) x^n > > Ok, I know this is trivial, because function f is foverer bound > to the variable n. But how can I _fix_ n when I define _f_, so > that changing _n_ won't change the function f? > > Alberto Monteiro -- Kevin E. Thorpe Biostatistician/Trialist, Knowledge Translation Program Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 416.946.8081 Fax: 416.946.3297 ______________________________________________ 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 and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.