[R] How can I assign an argument to transfer whether by ref or by value?

Duncan Murdoch murdoch at stats.uwo.ca
Sun Nov 6 05:50:00 CET 2005


Xiaofan Li wrote:
> Hello guys,
> 
> I am wondering the default way of transferring arguments in R. Is it by
> value or by ref in default case, or could that be changed explicitly?

R passes by value.  It's worth reading the language definition manual to 
find out about the subtleties (e.g. lazy evaluation).

Duncan Murdohc
> 
> Cheers,
> Xiaofan
> 
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> Xiaofan Li
> Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
> University of Cambridge
> 
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