[R] Functions in a package not visible to a user

[Sundar Dorai-Raj]

Rui Dantas wrote:
> Dear all,
> Sorry if this is obvious, but I couldn't find the answer in any place I
> looked.
> I have a package with several R functions. Some are internal auxiliary
> functions, and should not be available to the user (nor do they, for
> example, need "user" documentation). How can I hide them?
> 
> Best regards,
> Rui Dantas
> 

Read about namespaces in "Writing R Extensions".

Section 1.6 Package name spaces (p.18 on the R-1.9.1 PDF version)

--sundar