[R] Using Object's Name in Function

[Sundar Dorai-Raj]

> 
> Suppose I have a function:
> myfunc <- function(x, y) {
>  ...
> }
> 
> And within the function I want to print out the name of the x, y
> vectors.  For example, if I do:
> > myfunc(foo, goo)
> [1] "foo" "goo"
> 
> It shall return "foo", "goo" (with or without quotes is fine), where foo
> and goo are two vectors with numbers.
> 

This should be a good place to start

> myfunc <- function(x,y) {
+   call <- match.call()
+   as.character(call)[-1]
+ }
> foo <- exp(1)
> myfunc(foo,"goo")
[1] "foo" "goo"
> 

Sundar

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