I would refer to base::somename or stat::somename if necessary, and I never use attach, get or assign. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Newmiller The ..... ..... Go Live... DCN:<jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> Basics: ##.#. ##.#. Live Go... Live: OO#.. Dead: OO#.. Playing Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries O.O#. #.O#. with /Software/Embedded Controllers) .OO#. .OO#. rocks...1k --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity.
On August 25, 2014 9:07:58 PM PDT, PO SU <rhelpmaill...@163.com> wrote: >First, sorry for my pool english expression which make you >misunderstanding of my original purpose. > >Sometimes, suppose a object in both stats and base, then i type the >object name, then after R search the search() list, R will use the >object in stats, is it right?( I just suppose, stats can be any package >which libraried into R.) >Then i know that, .GlobalEnv or globalenv() is the global environment >object, baseenv() returns the base environment object. >I also know that, i can convert the environment name into the real >environment object by using stats<-as.environment("package:stats"), > And the stats environment's name can be obtained using >environmentName(stats), but it returns "". (why?) >Then i use environmentName(.GlobalEnv) then i get "R_GlobalEnv", then >i use as.environment("R_GlobalEnv"), it does't work.(why?) > > >In one word, as.environment(x), x is somthing not the environment's >name. > > >But, when i add a environment into the search() list, after i >attr(newenvir,"name")<-"new_name" >I can use the as.environment("new_name") to obtain the added >environment. (why?) > > >Hope you understand my meaning :) > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > >PO SU >mail: desolato...@163.com >Majored in Statistics from SJTU > > > >At 2014-08-26 02:51:54, "MacQueen, Don" <macque...@llnl.gov> wrote: >>Put simply, >> .GlobalEnv stores objects you create >> package:base contains functions and objects provided by R itself >> >>You don¹t need to use .GlobalEnv$a to use the variable named a. >Just >>is ³a² by itself. >> >> a <- 4 >> b <- 2*a >>print(a) >>print(b) >> >>Not necessary to use >> print(.GlobalEnv$a) >> >>Similarly, to find an object in the base package, just type its name. >> >>I don¹t know what you are trying to do, or why you think you have to >use >>.GlobalEnv$a >>But in more than 20 years of using R for many different tasks, I have >>never had to do that. >> >>Furthermore, if you are new to R (which I would guess is the case), it >>seems unlikely to me that you need to work with environments or use >>attach() or assign(). In the vast majority of cases there are simpler >ways >>that are easier to understand. >> >>You are aware, I hope, that >> > ls('.GlobalEnv') >> > ls(1) >> > ls() >>all return the same result? >> >> >>-- >>Don MacQueen >> >>Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory >>7000 East Ave., L-627 >>Livermore, CA 94550 >>925-423-1062 >> >> >> >> >> >>On 8/24/14, 11:07 PM, "PO SU" <rhelpmaill...@163.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>>Dear rusers, >>> >>> As we know, there are a lot of environments in the search() path, >>>such as .Golbalenv and package:base . >>>And i can just use .Golbalenv$a ,.Golbalenv$b to use the virable, >but >>>i must use as.envrionment("package:base") to find virable, i feel it >not >>>very convenient. >>> >>> >>>For example, when i use the following codes to add a new env into the >>>search() path. >>> >>> >>> >>>> tmp<-attach(NULL,name="new_name") >>>> assign("a",2,envir=as.environment("new_name")) >>>> a >>>[1] 2 >>>> as.environment("new_name")$a >>>[1] 2 >>> I must always convert the name to the environment, How can i just >use >>>the following form: >>> >>> >>> >>>> tmp<-attach(NULL,name="new_name") >>>> assign("a",2,envir=new_name) #like using .GlobalEnv >>>> a >>>[1] 2 >>>> new_name$a >>> >>>[1] 2 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>> >>>PO SU >>>mail: desolato...@163.com >>>Majored in Statistics from SJTU >>>______________________________________________ >>>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. ______________________________________________ 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.