R help - Jul 2008 - more environment questions

Hi R Gurus:

Here is some code that I was experimenting with, please:
> f1 <- function(x) {
+ e1 <- new.env(parent=.GlobalEnv)
+ environment(e1)
+ print(environment())
+ return(mean(x))
+ }
> f1(1:15)
<environment: 0x02525444>
[1] 8
>
My question:  why isn't the environment within the function set to e1,
please?

Thanks,
Edna Bell

e1 <- ...
creates a new environment e1

environment(e1)
does nothing

print(environment(e1))
print environment e1

By the way, if you are doing a lot of manipulations of environments
you might want to look at the proto package which reframes the
whole thing in terms of object oriented programming.

On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Edna Bell <edna.bell01 at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi R Gurus:
>
> Here is some code that I was experimenting with, please:
>
>> f1 <- function(x) {
> + e1 <- new.env(parent=.GlobalEnv)
> + environment(e1)
> + print(environment())
> + return(mean(x))
> + }
>> f1(1:15)
> <environment: 0x02525444>
> [1] 8
>>
>
> My question:  why isn't the environment within the function set to e1,
please?
>
> Thanks,
> Edna Bell
>
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