[R] function help?

Duncan Murdoch murdoch.duncan at gmail.com
Thu Sep 16 21:47:30 CEST 2010


  On 16/09/2010 3:40 PM, Duke wrote:
>    Hi all,
>
> I am writing a function (fun.R), but I dont know how to code the
> function so that the Help Text will be shown up when one types ?fun (of
> course, after he loads it up). Anyone has any advice for me how to do that?
>
>

The help text is separate from the function (unless you use the roxygen 
package or similar).  You need to write a package so that R will find 
the help; instructions are in the Writing R Extensions manual.

Duncan Murdoch



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