[R] Double-banger function names: preferences and suggestions

hadley wickham h.wickham at gmail.com
Mon Feb 26 17:28:06 CET 2007


Thanks to every one who contributed - there definitely isn't a
consensus, but perhaps a slight preference towards number 3
(camelCase).  I'm not sure yet if this beats out my personal
preference for number 2.

Hadley

On 2/25/07, hadley wickham <h.wickham at gmail.com> wrote:
> What do you prefer/recommend for double-banger function names:
>
>  1 scale.colour
>  2 scale_colour
>  3 scaleColour
>
> 1 is more R-like, but conflicts with S3.  2 is a modern version of
> number 1, but not many packages use it.  Number 3 is more java-like.
> (I like number 2 best)
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Hadley
>



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