Hi Christofer, You cannot assign to list(...). You can do the following myList <- list(...)[!names(list(...)) %in% 'mc.cores']
HTH, Eric On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 6:38 PM, Christofer Bogaso < bogaso.christo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > As an example, I want to create below kind of custom Function which > either be mclapply pr lapply > > Lapply_me = function(X = X, FUN = FUN, ..., Apply_MC = FALSE) { > if (Apply_MC) { > return(mclapply(X, FUN, ...)) > } else { > if (any(names(list(...)) == 'mc.cores')) { > list(...) = list(...)[!names(list(...)) %in% 'mc.cores'] > } > return(lapply(X, FUN, ...)) > } > } > > However when Apply_MC = FALSE it generates below error saying : > > '...' used in an incorrect context > > > Appreciate if you can help me with the correct approach. Thanks, > > > On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 9:34 PM, Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.dun...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > On 04/03/2018 10:39 AM, Christofer Bogaso wrote: > >> > >> Hi again, > >> > >> I am looking for some way to alternately use 2 related functions, > >> based on some ifelse() condition. > >> > >> For example, I have 2 functions mclapply() and lapply() > >> > >> However, mclapply() function has one extra parameter 'mc.cores' which > >> lapply doesnt not have. > >> > >> I know when mc.cores = 1, these 2 functions are essentially same, > >> however I am looking for more general way to control them within > >> ifelse() constion > >> > >> Can someone please help me how can I use them within ifelse() condition. > > > > > > Don't. ifelse() usually evaluates *both* the true and false values, and > > then selects entries from each. Just use an if statement. > > > > Duncan Murdoch > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > 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. > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see 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.