[R] Portected? Variable assignment? Was RE: The use of F for False and T for True

Luke Tierney luke at stat.uiowa.edu
Mon Nov 17 17:03:07 CET 2008


Have a look at ?lockBinding

Best,

luke

On Mon, 17 Nov 2008, Lucke, Joseph F wrote:

>
> The TRUE/FALSE vs. T/F issue brings up a related one.  Can one assign a
> variable a value during an R session that cannot be re-assigned any new
> value during the session?  That is, the variable is `protected' from
> change during the session.  `Session' here is not  precisely defined, so
> that will induce some problems.  A reference to this problem would be
> sufficient.
>
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