[R] R and pointer

[Simon Fear]

foo <- function(y) assign(deparse(substitute(y)), y^2, parent.frame())

assigns to the calling frame. Or you could put the required frame as
a second argument.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barry Rowlingson [mailto:B.Rowlingson at lancaster.ac.uk]
> Cutting to what I think was the gist of the original poster's 
> question, 
> can I write a function, foo, that does this:
> 
>  > x <- 3
>  > foo(x)
>  > x
> [1] 9
> 
> for any x, in any situation? I'm guessing its doable, but ugly...
> 
> 
> Baz
> 
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