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

[Adaikalavan Ramasamy]

I do not understand what your question is. Can you clarify with an
example or analogies to other programming language.

 my.fun <- function(x, y=1){ x^y }

 my.fun(5)        # returns 5 
 my.fun(5, 2)     # returns 25
 my.fun(y=2, x=5) # returns 25

Regards, Adai


On Sun, 2005-11-06 at 03:28 +0000, 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?
> 
> Cheers,
> Xiaofan
> 
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> Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
> University of Cambridge
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