R help - Jun 2005 - names of functions in a library

How can I get a list of the names of all exported functions in a library?
I load my library using library() and then want to dynamically get all
functions that start with "test."  to dynamically execute them.

On 6/6/2005 4:43 PM, Omar Lakkis wrote:
> How can I get a list of the names of all exported functions in a library?
> I load my library using library() and then want to dynamically get all
> functions that start with "test."  to dynamically execute them.
Use search() to see all the _packages_ that have been loaded.  If yours 
is second in the list (the typical spot just after calling the 
unfortunately named library() function), then ls(2) will list all of its 
exports.

Duncan Murdoch

> From: Duncan Murdoch
> 
> On 6/6/2005 4:43 PM, Omar Lakkis wrote:
> > How can I get a list of the names of all exported functions 
> in a library?
> > I load my library using library() and then want to 
> dynamically get all
> > functions that start with "test."  to dynamically execute
them.
> 
> Use search() to see all the _packages_ that have been loaded. 
>  If yours 
> is second in the list (the typical spot just after calling the 
> unfortunately named library() function), then ls(2) will list 
> all of its 
> exports.
Just to nitpick a bit:  That lists all _objects_ in position 2, which may
include objects that are not functions, although it's rare, if at all, that
a package database would contain non-functions...

Andy
 
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