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R.utils (version 1.1.7)

saveObject: Saves an object to a file or a connection

Description

Saves an object to a file or a connection.

Usage

## S3 method for class 'default':
saveObject(object, file=NULL, path=NULL, compress=TRUE, ...)

Arguments

object
The object to be saved.
file
A filename or connection where the object should be saved. If NULL, the filename will be the hash code of the object plus ".xdr".
path
Optional path, if file is a filename.
compress
If TRUE, the file is compressed to, otherwise not.
...
Other arguments accepted by save() in the base package.

Value

  • Returns (invisibly) the pathname or the connection.

See Also

loadObject() to load an object from file. digest for how hash codes are calculated from an object.