| Deprecated {base} | R Documentation |
When an object is about to be removed from R it is first deprecated and
should include a call to .Deprecated.
.Deprecated(new, package = NULL, msg,
old = as.character(sys.call(sys.parent()))[1L])
new |
character string: A suggestion for a replacement function. |
package |
character string: The package to be used when suggesting where the deprecated function might be listed. |
msg |
character string: A message to be printed, if missing a default message is used. |
old |
character string specifying the function (default) or usage which is being deprecated. |
.Deprecated("new name") is called from deprecated
functions. The original help page for these functions is often
available at help("old-deprecated") (note the quotes).
Deprecated functions should be listed in help("pkg-deprecated")
for an appropriate pkg, including base.
.Deprecated signals a warning of class "deprecatedWarning"
with fields old, new, and package.
help("base-deprecated") and so on which list the
deprecated functions in the packages.