[Rd] as.function()

[Henrique Dallazuanna]

Try this:

as.function.foo <- function(obj, ...)
{
newobj <- function(x, ...){}
body(newobj) <- obj
return(newobj)
}

x <- expression(2*x + 3*x^2)

foo <- as.function.foo(x)
foo(2)


Hope this help

On 14/01/2008, Robin Hankin <r.hankin at noc.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
> Antonio
>
>
> thanks for your help here, but it doesn't answer my question.
>
> Perhaps if I outline my motivation it would help.
>
>
> I want to recreate the ability of
> the "polynom" package to do the following:
>
>
>  > library(polynom)
>  > p <- polynomial(1:4)
>  > p
> 1 + 2*x + 3*x^2 + 4*x^3
>  > MySpecialFunction <- as.function(p)
>  > MySpecialFunction(1:10)
>   [1]   10   49  142  313  586  985 1534 2257 3178 4321
>  > p <- 4
>  > MySpecialFunction(1:10)
>   [1]   10   49  142  313  586  985 1534 2257 3178 4321
>  >
>
>
> See how the user can define object "MySpecialFunction",
>   which outlives short-lived polynomial "p".
>
> Unfortunately, I don't see a way to modify as.function.polynomial()
> to do what I want.
>
>
> best wishes
>
>
> rksh
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 14 Jan 2008, at 08:45, Antonio, Fabio Di Narzo wrote:
>
> > 2008/1/14, Robin Hankin <r.hankin at noc.soton.ac.uk>:
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> [this after some considerable thought as to R-help vs R-devel]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I want to write a (S3) method for as.function();
> >> toy example follows.
> >>
> >> Given a matrix "a", I need to evaluate trace(ax) as a function of
> >> (matrix) "x".
> >>
> >> Here's a trace function:
> >>
> >> tr <-  function (a)  {
> >>     i <- seq_len(nrow(a))
> >>     return(sum(a[cbind(i, i)]))
> >> }
> >>
> >>
> >> How do I accomplish the following:
> >>
> >>
> >> a <- crossprod(matrix(rnorm(12),ncol=3))
> >> class(a) <- "foo"
> >>
> >> f <- as.function(a)       # need help to write as.function.foo()
> >> x <- diag(3)
> >>
> >> f(x)             #should give tr(ax)
> >
> > What about the following?
> >
> > as.function.foo <- function(a, ...)
> >  function(x)
> >    sum(diag(a*x))
> >
> > However, I don't see the need for an S3 method. Why don't simply use
> > (?):
> > mulTraceFun <- function(a)
> >  function(x)
> >   sum(diag(a*x))
> >
> > So you also have a more meaningful name than an anonymous
> > 'as.function'.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Antonio.
> >
> >>
> >> a <- 4
> >> f(x)           # should still give tr(ax) even though "a" has been
> >> reassigned.
> >
> > This would'nt work with my proposal, because of lexical scoping.
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> [my real example is very much more complicated than this but
> >> I need this toy one too and I can't see how to modify
> >> as.function.polynomial()
> >> to do what I want]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Robin Hankin
> >> Uncertainty Analyst and Neutral Theorist,
> >> National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
> >> European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
> >>  tel  023-8059-7743
> >>
> >> ______________________________________________
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> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Antonio, Fabio Di Narzo
> > Ph.D. student at
> > Department of Statistical Sciences
> > University of Bologna, Italy
>
> --
> Robin Hankin
> Uncertainty Analyst and Neutral Theorist,
> National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
> European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
>   tel  023-8059-7743
>
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