[R] lapply with argument "X"

[Peter Dalgaard]

<john.gavin at ubs.com> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> I am probably making a simple mistake but I can't see it
> 
> > X
> Error: Object "X" not found
> > exists("X")
> [1] FALSE
> > lapply("X", exists)
> [[1]]
> [1] TRUE
> 
> Why is lapply producing true?
> Is it something to do with the first
> argument of lapply also being called 'X'?

Internal variable capture. I think this is a bug.

Also, try  lapply("FUN",get)


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