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RFunction -- R function

Synopsis

Usage:

RFunction x
Inputs:
- x, a string, specifying an R function;
Outputs:
- an instance of the type RFunction,

Description

An RFunction is a function that wraps around an R function specified by a string. Its arguments are converted to RObject's.

i1 : qnorm = RFunction "qnorm"

o1 = qnorm

o1 : RFunction

i2 : qnorm(0.025, "lower.tail" => false)

o2 = [1] 1.959964

o2 : RObject of type double

Methods that use an object of class RFunction :

new RFunction from RObject
new RFunction from String

Fixed objects of class RFunction :

library -- load an R package

For the programmer

The object RFunction is a self initializing type, with ancestor classes FunctionClosure < Function < Thing.