[R] conflicts Var names

[Uwe Ligges]

Fred J. wrote:

>   Dear R users
>  
>  I have read somewhere which I don't remember that some variable names
>  are not to be used for conflict avoidance. and those were (c, q, T, F,
>  T)
>  I ran this
>  > conflicts(detail=TRUE)
>  $.GlobalEnv
>  [1] "ts"
>  
>  $"package:methods"
>  [1] "body<-"
>  
>  $"package:stats"
>  [1] "ts"
>  
>  $"package:base"
>  [1] "body<-"
>  
>  I don't note ts was in the list of to-avoid "oh I think it was some
>  tips and tricks relating to R". at this point, it is recommended to
>  rename my ts variable in my code?


Well, it is nice to avoid such names, but since R distinguishes 
functions vs. data, you can live with it if you are aware of the problem.

Uwe Ligges



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