[Rd] parent.frame(1) of a S4 method is not a calling environment.

[Duncan Murdoch]

Vitaly S. wrote:
> Martin Morgan <mtmorgan at fhcrc.org> writes:
>   
>>> So,  can I be sure that for such functions parent.frame(2) will always work?
>>> What are the additional rules?
>>>       
>> callNextMethod() will cause additional problems; the idea that you'll
>> grab things from somewhere other than function arguments doesn't seem
>> like a robust design, even if it's used in some important parts of R.
>>
>> Martin
>>
>>     
>
> That make it difficult to handle unevaluated expressions in methods. A solution
> would be to explicitly require the users to use quote() or expression(),  and
> then to use the "expression" in the signature. Slightly unpleasant, though.
>
>   

You could use formulas for that.  If you pass in

formula = ~ x + y*z

then environment(formula) will be the right evaluation environment, and 
formula[[2]] will be the unevaluated x + y*z.

Duncan Murdoch

> Standardised, simpler syntax like .() in  ggplot and plyr,  would be handy here.
> Hopefully .() is not grabbed for something else in meanwhile:).
>
> Vitaly.
>
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