[Rd] sys.function(0)

[Mick Jordan]

As I understand 
https://stat.ethz.ch/R-manual/R-devel/library/base/html/sys.parent.html
sys.function(n) returns the function associated with stack frame n. 
Since frame 0 is defined as .GlobalEnv which is not associated with a 
function, I would expect this to always return NULL. However, it does not:

 > sys.function()
NULL
 > f <- function(x) sys.function(x)
 > f(0)
function(x) sys.function(x)
 > f(1)
function(x) sys.function(x)
 > f(2)
Error in sys.function(x) : not that many frames on the stack

Why the different behavior when sys.function(0) is called inside another 
function?

Mick Jordan


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