[R] Turning a string into an expression

[Stephen C. Upton]

Soren,

try
eval(parse(text=aaa))

HTH
steve

Søren Højsgaard wrote:

> Dear all,
> I have e.g.
>         aaa <- "list(1,2,3,4)"
> and would like to get a hold on the list
>         list(1,2,3,4)
> from aaa. Can anyone help with that?
> Best regards
> Søren Højsgaard
>
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