[R] A way to list only variables or functions?

[Shin, Daehyok]

I am not familar with the unique terminology of R.
What I mean with a variable is a sort of a reference which points to a
function or a value.

Daehyok Shin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Prof Brian Ripley [mailto:ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk]
> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 AM 10:26
> To: Shin, Daehyok
> Cc: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> Subject: RE: [R] A way to list only variables or functions?
>
>
> What is a `variable'?  R has object,s some of which are function and all
> are variable or not depending where they are located.
>
> On Mon, 21 Jun 2004, Shin, Daehyok wrote:
>
> > Glad to know useful functions.
> > How about adding lsv.str function to list only variables bound
> to values?
> > In my opinion, we are more interested in values than functions in the
> > process of data analysis.
> >
> > In addition, the simple solution of Grothendieck to display
> only names of
> > objects has its own practical value.
> >
> > Daehyok Shin
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Prof Brian Ripley [mailto:ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk]
> > > Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 PM 12:03
> > > To: Shin, Daehyok
> > > Cc: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> > > Subject: RE: [R] A way to list only variables or functions?
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, 20 Jun 2004, Shin, Daehyok wrote:
> > >
> > > > Neat! Thanks.
> > >
> > > Note that these are not correct, as the get is not done from the
> > > correct environment.  The function ls.str I pointed you to is correct.
> > >
> > > > How about incorporating this support into standard commands, ls() or
> > > > objects()?
> > >
> > > Well, there already is ls[f].str.
> > >
> > > > Daehyok Shin (Peter)
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Gabor Grothendieck [mailto:ggrothendieck at myway.COM]
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 AM 10:06
> > > > > To: sdhyok at email.unc.edu; r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> > > > > Subject: RE: [R] A way to list only variables or functions?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > These two functions will list the functions and variables
> > > > > respectively:
> > > > >
> > > > > ls.funs <-
> > > > > function(env=sys.frame(-1))unlist(lapply(ls(env=env),function(x)if
> > > > > (is.function(get(x)))x))
> > > > >
> > > > > ls.vars <-
> > > > > function(env=sys.frame(-1))unlist(lapply(ls(env=env),function(x)if
> > > > > (!is.function(get(x)))x))
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > To use:
> > > > >
> > > > > ls.funs()
> > > > > ls.vars()
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Date:   Sat, 19 Jun 2004 22:59:57 -0400
> > > > > From:   Shin <sdhyok at email.unc.edu>
> > > > > To:   R Help <r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch>
> > > > > Subject:   [R] A way to list only variables or functions?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I am curious if there is any way to list only variables or
> > > functions in
> > > > > current environment, rather than listing all objects? Thanks.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Daehyok Shin (Peter)
> > > > > Geography Department
> > > > > Univ. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
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