[R] Re: how to define functions in such a situation

[Liaw, Andy]

I've already given you an example (ecdf).  You can look at the polynom
package as well.  Try:

install.packages("polynom")
library(polynom)
as.function.polynomial

Here's one trivial example:

> f <- function(type) { g <- if (type == 1) cos else sin; g; }
> myfun1 <- f(1)
> myfun2 <- f(2)
> myfun1(pi)
[1] -1
> myfun2(pi)
[1] 1.224606e-16

As I said, reading the R Language Definition manual or S Programming helps a
lot.

Andy

> From: Hu Chen
> 
> Sorry for my confusing expression.
> I need create some new temp functions after the package is loaded. And
> these new functions should be visible and usable.
> 
> Functions could be returned as a object, as Liaw mentioned. However I
> can't find some examples in R-intro. I also want to know whether
> functions returned by their "father function" could be called outside.
> 
> Thank u all.
>  
> 
> On 6/7/05, Uwe Ligges <ligges at statistik.uni-dortmund.de> wrote:
> > Hu Chen wrote:
> > 
> > > I got a dirty way to solve this.
> > > write a temp .R source file including these new functions, then
> > >
> > >>source(this_temp_file)
> > 
> > Don't know if you really have to do it that way, but I also 
> really don't
> > understand what you are going to do...
> > 
> > 
> > > but I don't know if there are some temp directory for R 
> to store temp files?
> > 
> > See ?tempfile and ?tempdir
> > 
> > Uwe Ligges
> > 
> > > On 6/7/05, Hu Chen <chencheva at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >>hi R folks,
> > >>I need read a file from hardisk or www web. Then I need 
> to define some
> > >>new functions according to the contents of the read file.
> > >>For  example, i need write a package name "mypackage" like this:
> > >>
> > >>>library(mypackage)
> > >>>read(some_file_on_web) #to see its content, suppose it contains:
> > >>
> > >>eat.drink.sleep
> > >>then 3 new functions need to be created and usable.
> > >>the problem is, how could I create functions after executing
> > >>">library(mypackage)" and make these new functions 
> visible and usable
> > >>immediately?
> > >>
> > >>Any information are appreciated. forgive me if this 
> question is very
> > >>stupid. but I really need help.
> > >>Thank you all.
> > >>
> > >
> > >
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