[R] Function does not see variables outside the function

[Rui Barradas]

Hello,

I believe the answer is no. Functions will first look in their 
environment, and then in the parent frame, i.e., outside the function.

Hope this helps,

Rui Barradas

Em 05-11-2013 10:42, Zhong-Yuan Zhang escreveu:
> Dear experts:
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>       In MATLAB, functions cannot see variables outside the
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> functions.  However, in R, the functions can do that. Is there
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> any settings that can disable this ability of functions?
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>       Many thanks for your kind help.
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>       Best Regards Always.
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