[R] replacing functions

[Paul Hiemstra]

Hi Karsar,

To replace mean you can make a new function with the same name:

l = runif(10)
mean(l)
mean = function(x) return(1)
mean(l)

But there must be a better way...

cheers,
Paul

On 09/06/2010 11:52 AM, Karen Sargsyan wrote:
>  Dear All,
>
> Is it possible to replace function with my own? I want to apply pca 
> clustering, but
> to use some strange correlation function. I'm asking about replacing, 
> say, mean() with new content of mean() and use standard other 
> functions, which might use mean() as part.
>
> karsar
>
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