David, That's useful to highlight my problem. If instead of e="e" we use a vector like GreenEyes:
> GreenEyes=c(1,2,3,4) > niceplot(GreenEyes) 1 2 3 4 > What I want is niceplot to print "GreenEyes" bot 1 2 3 4 I want this so I can use it in a legend without having to type in "GreenEyes"... On 10 March 2010 23:32, David Winsemius [via R] < ml-node+1588214-2107833523-180...@n4.nabble.com<ml-node%2b1588214-2107833523-180...@n4.nabble.com> > wrote: > I think you need to provide a richer example: > > niceplot<-function(...) { > parms=list(...) > > for (x in parms) { > cat(x) > } > } > > e="e" > > > niceplot(e) > e > > On Mar 10, 2010, at 5:21 PM, ManInMoon wrote: > > > > > I have writtn a function where I pass a variable number of arguments. > > > > I They are vectors and I can manipulate them, but I need to get hold > > of the > > name for a legend. > > > > niceplot<-function(...) { > > parms=list(...) > > > > for (x in parms) { > > DoSomethingWith(x) > > } > > > > } > > > > BUT how how can I get something like namestring(...) of > > nameofvector(x)? > > -- > > View this message in context: > http://n4.nabble.com/colname-of-arguments-tp1588146p1588146.html > > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > ______________________________________________ > > [hidden > > email]<http://n4.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=1588214&i=0>mailing > > list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html<http://www.r-project.org/posting-guide.html> > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > ______________________________________________ > [hidden > email]<http://n4.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=1588214&i=1>mailing > list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html<http://www.r-project.org/posting-guide.html> > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > ------------------------------ > View message @ > http://n4.nabble.com/colname-of-arguments-tp1588146p1588214.html > To unsubscribe from colname of ... arguments, click here< (link removed) ==>. > > > -- View this message in context: http://n4.nabble.com/colname-of-arguments-tp1588146p1588605.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ 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.