how to input a string without quote

Wow, you are so lazy... But sometimes R is just designed for lazy guys...

##
f = function(a) {
    s = substitute(a)
    as.character(s)
}
##

f(a = asdf)

[1] "asdf"

f(qwer)

[1] "qwer"


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On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 10:59 PM, Gabor Grothendieck
<ggrothendieck at gmail.com> wrote:

This works if you type it in from the R console:

s <- readline()

this is my string

s

[1] "this is my string"