You're almost there:
a <- 12 # starting value
add <- function(variable,increment) {
variable + increment
}
add(a,25)
you shouldn't assign variable + increment to variable, unless you put a
return in your function:
add <- function(variable,increment) {
variable <- variable + increment
return(variable)
}
Bart
David Croll wrote:
>
>
>
> Hello dear R people!
>
>
> Several times it occurred to me that a function that uses a variable name
> as a parameter would be helpful, but I did not find out how to write such
> a function. I have experience in several programming language, but I did
> not come across a helpful trick...
>
> What I want to have is...
>
> a <- 12 # starting value
>
> add <- function(variable,increment) {
>
> variable <- variable + increment
>
> }
>
> # by typing a and 25 for example, you specify that 25 will be added to the
> variable a...
>
> add(a,25)
>
> # the new a equals 12 + 25 = 37
>
> Thanks for all the help – I'll try to give my advice when I get across a
> problem I can solve!
>
>
> David
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