FastUtils (version 0.2.1)

evalText: evaluates a string as R code, and stops if an error occurs

Description

This function evaluates a string as R code, and stops if an error occurs. This can be useful for evaluating code that is generated dynamically.

Usage

evalText(..., envir = parent.frame())

Value

the result of the evaluation

Arguments

...

the R code to evaluate as characters. Will be joined when evaluating.

envir

the environment in which to evaluate the code. Defaults to the parent frame of the function.

Examples

# Set names of a vector
x <- 1:3
x <- evalText("setNames(x, c('A', 'B', 'C'))")
x