[R] Notes on R Objects

[David Winsemius]

On Jun 3, 2011, at 12:18 PM, Matthew DeAngelis wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Is there any way to add notes or comments to R objects?

I just suggested attributes(), but then I remembered that there is a  
specific function named unsurprisingly:

?comment   # a non-printed attribute

Maybe you need to also learn some searching strategies to try before  
posting. I wouldn't have expected you to know the 'attributes' or  
'attr' function names, but if you searched on just the words you were  
using you would have gotten useful results.

>  It can be hard for
> me to come up with a descriptive name that encapsulates all the  
> differences
> between data sets, so it would be very helpful if I could add a note  
> which
> described the object.  I didn't find anything like this in the R docs.
>
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David Winsemius, MD
West Hartford, CT