You could use local() to associate a state variable with your function: myFunc <- local({ notWarnedYet <- TRUE function(x) { if (notWarnedYet) { warning("myFunc is funky") notWarnedYet <<- FALSE # note use of <<- } sqrt(log2(x)) } }) E.g., > myFunc(1:5) [1] 0.000000 1.000000 1.258953 1.414214 1.523787 Warning message: In myFunc(1:5) : myFunc is funky > myFunc(1:5) [1] 0.000000 1.000000 1.258953 1.414214 1.523787 > myFunc(1:5) [1] 0.000000 1.000000 1.258953 1.414214 1.523787
Bill Dunlap TIBCO Software wdunlap tibco.com On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 2:05 PM, Berry Boessenkool <berryboessenk...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm writing a function that gives a warning in a certain scenario. > Reading this once per R session will be enough. > i.e. it's not necessary to be shown in subsequent function calls. > > What's the best way to implement this? > Some package-specific option? > Where would I find good information on that? > > searching with the keywords I'm using as the subject of this message didn't > dig up any results. > Maybe it will be enough to give me some better keywords... > > Thanks ahead, > Berry > > RclickHandbuch.wordpress.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.