[R] Using Object's Name in Function

[Jason Turner]

On Mon, May 06, 2002 at 09:18:19PM +1200, Ko-Kang Kevin Wang wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Suppose I have a function:
> myfunc <- function(x, y) {
>  ...
> }
> 
> And within the function I want to print out the name of the x, y
> vectors.  For example, if I do:
> > myfunc(foo, goo)
> [1] "foo" "goo"
> 

Something like 
myfunc <- function(x,y,...) {
	c(deparse(substitute(x)),deparse(substitute(y)))
}

myfunc("foo","goo")
[1] "\"foo\"" "\"goo\""

zz <- "foo"
zy <- "goo"
myfunc(zz,zy)
[1] "zz" "zy"
 
Cheers

Jason
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