[R] JRI API: sourcing from Java String

[Romain Francois]

Le 28/04/10 15:40, Ralf B a écrit :
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have been using 'source(filename)' to load R code from a file
> object. However, now I have a special case where I don't have a file
> since I am loading an R script from a Jar file. I would like to avoid
> creating temporary files. Is there a way to use the 'source' command
> with a Java String? Are there any other, better ways to do that?
>
> Ralf

You can parse the String using parse and then eval the result using eval.

You can do both at once using parseAndEval

You can assign the String to some R variable ( say FOO) using assign, 
and then in R do something like : eval( parse( text = FOO ) )

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Romain

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