[BioC] function handle in R

[Javier Pérez Florido]

Dear list,
Is there any way to use function handle in R? I would like to do 
something like this (is written in MATLAB)

handleFunction=@function1;
handleFunction(arguments) # MATLAB knows that handleFunction is related 
to function1

Thus, handleFunction can be any function, for example:
handleFunction=@function1 or handleFunction=@function2 or 
handleFunction=@function3, etc

the function call is always the same
handleFunction(arguments)

Any ideas?
Thanks,
Javier