Create a namespace for your package, anything not exported will be "hidden" (though a determined person can still find it).
-- Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D. Statistical Data Center Intermountain Healthcare greg.s...@imail.org 801.408.8111 > -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces@r- > project.org] On Behalf Of Joel > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 7:28 AM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] Hidden variables > > > Hi Im trying to make a package in R just to learn how it works. > > One thing I dont manage to do is to make a hidden environment or > variable so > to say. > > I want a "hash list" that I create my useing: > > TestEnv<-new.env() > assign("Key1","Ans1",envir=TestEnv) > assign("Key2","Ans2",envir=TestEnv) > > Then I just have this function to try it: > > TestFunc<- function(Key, ...) UseMethod("TestFunc") > > TestFunc.default <- function(Key,...){ > Ans<-get(Key, envir=TestEnv) > print(Ans) > } > > But when I load this package I can access the TestEnv by just typing > TestEnv, but I want this one hidden so that you only can get the "Ans" > from > the "Key" via the TestFunc. > > Thx for the help > Joel > -- > View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Hidden- > variables-tp3251588p3251588.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting- > guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
