Francisco,
I had exactly the same question a few days ago. Try the following:
z<-function(x)
{
xName <- deparse(substitute(x))
cat(xName)
cat("The parameter name was ",xName,"\n")
}
Let me know if this works.
n.b. the \n in the cat function is a signal to print the next piece of
data
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"Francisco J. Zagmutt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear all
>
> How can I obtain the name of the argument passed in a function? Here is a
> simplistic example of what I would like to obtain:
>
> myfunction= function(name) {
> print(paste("The parameter name was",unknownFunction(name))
> }
>
> myfu
Dear all
How can I obtain the name of the argument passed in a function? Here is a
simplistic example of what I would like to obtain:
myfunction= function(name) {
print(paste("The parameter name was",unknownFunction(name))
}
myfunction(myobject)
[1] "The parameter name was myobject"
