VBMorozov at lbl.gov wrote:
I would like to pass variables to a function in R in "by reference"...
Just in case the ensuing discussion got too esoteric, here's one simple answer: R> x <- 1:10 R> MyFunc <- function(x, zz) assign(deparse(substitute(zz)), sum(x), 1) R> MyFunc(x,y) R> y [1] 55
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