[R] Change Function based on ifelse() condtion

Eric Berger
Sun, 04 Mar 2018 17:58:14 -0000

The reason that it works for Apply_MC=TRUE is that in that case you call
mclapply(X,FUN,...) and
the mclapply() function strips off the mc.cores argument from the
"..."
list before calling FUN, so FUN is being called with zero arguments,
exactly as it is declared.

A quick workaround is to change the line

Lapply_me(as.list(1:4), function(xx) {

to

Lapply_me(as.list(1:4), function(xx,dummyList) {

HTH,
Eric


On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 7:21 PM, Christofer Bogaso <
bogaso.christofer at gmail.com> wrote:

> Below is my full implementation (tried to make it simple as for
> demonstration)
>
> Lapply_me = function(X = X, FUN = FUN, Apply_MC = FALSE, ...) {
> if (Apply_MC) {
> return(mclapply(X, FUN, ...))
> } else {
> if (any(names(list(...)) == 'mc.cores')) {
> myList = list(...)[!names(list(...)) %in% 'mc.cores']
> }
> return(lapply(X, FUN, myList))
> }
> }
>
>
> Lapply_me(as.list(1:4), function(xx) {
> if (xx == 1) return('a')
> if (xx == 2) return('b')
> if (xx == 3) return('c')
> if (xx == 4) return('d')
> }, Apply_MC = FALSE, mc.cores = 2)
>
> Error message :
>
> Error in FUN(X[[i]], ...) : unused argument (list())
>
> Kindly note that, with Apply_MC = TRUE, it is working perfectly.
>
> On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 10:45 PM, Eric Berger <ericjberger at
gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > That's fine. The issue is how you called Lapply_me(). What did you
pass
> as
> > the argument to FUN?
> > And if you did not pass anything that how is FUN declared?
> > You have not shown that in your email.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 7:11 PM, Christofer Bogaso
> > <bogaso.christofer at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> My modified function looks below :
> >>
> >> Lapply_me = function(X = X, FUN = FUN, Apply_MC = FALSE, ...) {
> >> if (Apply_MC) {
> >> return(mclapply(X, FUN, ...))
> >> } else {
> >> if (any(names(list(...)) == 'mc.cores')) {
> >> myList = list(...)[!names(list(...)) %in% 'mc.cores']
> >> }
> >> return(lapply(X, FUN, myList))
> >> }
> >> }
> >>
> >> Here, I am not passing ... anymore rather passing myList
> >>
> >> On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 10:37 PM, Eric Berger <ericjberger at
gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Hi Christofer,
> >> > Before you made the change that I suggested, your program was
stopping
> >> > at
> >> > the statement: list(...) = list(..) .etc
> >> > This means that it never tried to execute the statement:
> >> > return(lapply(X,FUN,...))
> >> > Now that you have made the change, it gets past the first
statement
> and
> >> > tries to execute the statement: return(lapply(X,FUN,...)).
> >> > That attempt is generating the error message because whatever
you are
> >> > passing in as the FUN argument is not expecting extra
arguments.
> >> >
> >> > HTH,
> >> > Eric
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 6:52 PM, Christofer Bogaso
> >> > <bogaso.christofer at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> @Eric - with this approach I am getting below error :
> >> >>
> >> >> Error in FUN(X[[i]], ...) : unused argument (list())
> >> >>
> >> >> On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 10:18 PM, Eric Berger
<ericjberger at gmail.com>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> > Hi Christofer,
> >> >> > You cannot assign to list(...). You can do the
following
> >> >> >
> >> >> > myList <- list(...)[!names(list(...)) %in%
'mc.cores']
> >> >> >
> >> >> > HTH,
> >> >> > Eric
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 6:38 PM, Christofer Bogaso
> >> >> > <bogaso.christofer at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Hi,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> As an example, I want to create below kind of
custom Function
> which
> >> >> >> either be mclapply pr lapply
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Lapply_me = function(X = X, FUN = FUN, ...,
Apply_MC = FALSE) {
> >> >> >> if (Apply_MC) {
> >> >> >> return(mclapply(X, FUN, ...))
> >> >> >> } else {
> >> >> >> if (any(names(list(...)) == 'mc.cores'))
{
> >> >> >> list(...) = list(...)[!names(list(...)) %in%
'mc.cores']
> >> >> >> }
> >> >> >> return(lapply(X, FUN, ...))
> >> >> >> }
> >> >> >> }
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> However when Apply_MC = FALSE it generates below
error saying :
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>   '...' used in an incorrect context
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Appreciate if you can help me with the correct
approach. Thanks,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 9:34 PM, Duncan Murdoch
> >> >> >> <murdoch.duncan at gmail.com>
> >> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >> > On 04/03/2018 10:39 AM, Christofer Bogaso
wrote:
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Hi again,
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> I am looking for some way to
alternately use 2 related
> functions,
> >> >> >> >> based on some ifelse() condition.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> For example, I have 2 functions
mclapply() and lapply()
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> However, mclapply() function has one
extra parameter 'mc.cores'
> >> >> >> >> which
> >> >> >> >> lapply doesnt not have.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> I know when mc.cores = 1, these 2
functions are essentially
> same,
> >> >> >> >> however I am looking for more general
way to control them
> within
> >> >> >> >> ifelse() constion
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Can someone please help me how can I
use them within ifelse()
> >> >> >> >> condition.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Don't.  ifelse() usually evaluates
*both* the true and false
> >> >> >> > values,
> >> >> >> > and
> >> >> >> > then selects entries from each.  Just use
an if statement.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Duncan Murdoch
> >> >> >>
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