[R] Creating Hmisc labels inside a function

[Steve Powell]

Thanks, Frank - it doesn't work though. 
Your suggestion was:

Test=function(obj,labe)
{
label(obj)=labe
#at this point add the line:
obj
}
#...but just returning the object does not permanently change the label:
obj

That is why I wanted to use assign. But "assign" will not work with
attributes, labels etc. So 

assign(label(obj),"some label") #doesn't even work outside a function, at
the command prompt.

Any more ideas anyone?
Best wishes 
Steve Powell

 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Frank E Harrell Jr [mailto:f.harrell at vanderbilt.edu] 
Sent: 12 September 2007 14:38
To: Steve Powell
Cc: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: Re: [R] Creating Hmisc labels inside a function

Steve Powell wrote:
> hello list members,
> I am wanting to write a label using the Hmisc package, but inside a 
> function. Normally I can do:
> 
> library(Hmisc)
> M=2
> label(M)="lab"
> 
> #But inside a function the "=" does not work:
> Test=function(obj,labe)
> {
> label(obj)=labe

at this point add the line:

obj

> }

The returned object will have what you need.  -Frank

> 
> Test(M,"new label")
> 
> I usually use the "assign" function to make assignments inside 
> functions, but assign will not work with attributes, labels etc.
> Any ideas?
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Steve Powell
> 
>  
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