R help - Aug 2011 - Using require() vs. library()

A recent post prompts me to ask this question.  Is there any reason to prefer
using library() over require()?  I tend to use require() instead of library() to
load packages, but I wonder if there are situations where it would be better to
use library().

Enquiring minds would like to know,

Dan

Daniel J. Nordlund
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Planning, Performance, and Accountability
Research and Data Analysis Division
Olympia, WA 98504-5204

Hi Dan,
Is there something you would like to know that is not covered by help(library) ?

Best,
Ista

On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Nordlund, Dan (DSHS/RDA)
<NordlDJ at dshs.wa.gov> wrote:
> A recent post prompts me to ask this question. ?Is there any reason to
prefer using library() over require()? ?I tend to use require() instead of
library() to load packages, but I wonder if there are situations where it would
be better to use library().
>
> Enquiring minds would like to know,
>
> Dan
>
> Daniel J. Nordlund
> Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
> Planning, Performance, and Accountability
> Research and Data Analysis Division
> Olympia, WA 98504-5204
>
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