[R] Using Object's Name in Function

[Uwe Ligges]

Ko-Kang Kevin Wang wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 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.


Try substitute().

Uwe


> I know this sounds strange, but I'd like to use it for debugging purposes.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Kevin
> 
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