[R] Definition of "wrapper"?

[Charilaos Skiadas]

On Mar 30, 2008, at 2:51 PM, Bryan Hanson wrote:

> I think I more or less understand what a “wrapper” is, but I’d like  
> to hear
> how more experienced R users define it, and especially I'd like to  
> know if
> there is a formal definition.  In my reading, it seems like there  
> are a
> fairly wide range of meanings, but they are all conceptually similar.
>
> I've looked in a couple of the classic R texts, the extensions and
> developers' manuals, and R help archives, and didn't find a  
> definition.  Of
> course, I may have missed it.
>
> Thanks in advance.  Bryan

This is a general programming question, likely. This might offer a  
starting point:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrapper_pattern

Greetings from Hanover, IN

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Haris Skiadas
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Hanover College