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Just a note on the reported bug; it seems to be related to having a NULL
function body.
# this works> f <- function(a, b) a + b
> f
function(a, b) a + b> formals(f) <- alist(a=3D, b=3D, c=3D, d=3D)
> f
function (a, b, c, d)=20
a + b
# this also works> f2 <- function(a, b) invisible(NULL)
> f2
function(a, b) invisible(NULL)> formals(f2) <- alist(a=3D, b=3D, c=3D, d=3D)
> f2
function (a, b, c, d)=20
invisible(NULL)
# this gives a funny result> f3 <- function(a, b) NULL
> f3
function(a, b) NULL> formals(f3) <- alist(a=3D, b=3D, c=3D, d=3D)
> f3
function (a, b, c)=20
Note the body of f3 becomes empty in the last example (not even a NULL).
This is with R 2.2.0 for Windows.
>I'd like to report two bugs in the R function definitions, the first
>slightly problematic, the second likely unimportant. Both of these are
>reproducible on both Windows and Linux, R 2.0.1
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>First Bug:
>> a <- new("function")
>> formals(a) <- alist(a=3D, b=3D, c=3D, d=3D)
>> a
>function (a, b, c) ## the d argument disappeared!
>> formals(a) <- alist(a=3D, b=3D, c=3D, d=3D)
>> a
>function (a, b, c, d) ## the d argument reappeared!
>
>As you can see from above, the d=3D argument got chopped off completely
>the first time "formals<-"() is called, but not the second!=20
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Hong Ooi
Senior Research Analyst
Insurance Australia Group, 388 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
(02) 9292 1566
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