[R] dynamic function loading

[Uwe Ligges]

Omar Lakkis wrote:

> How can I do dynamic function loading in R?
> I have a list of R functions in the database and want to, dynamicly,
> execute teh function that corresponds to my in comming data. Is there
> a way to do that without a big if/else?

I don't know whether I understand correctly, but I guess you are 
loooking for object oriented approaches.
So write a generic function and its methods that correspond to your data 
objects. You might want to read the green book on S4 classes.

Uwe Ligges


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