[R] right assignment ("->") and functions

[Robin Hankin]

Hi everyone

check this out [R-1.7.0]:

R> f1 <- function(x){x^2}
R> f1 -> f2
R> f2(4)
[1] 16
R> 
R> function(x){x^2} -> f3
function(x){x^2} -> f3
R> f3(4)
Error: couldn't find function "f3"

Why does right assignment "->" work in the first but not the second
case?  Can anyone else reproduce this?


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