assign {base}

R Documentation

Assign a Value to a Name

Usage

assign(x, value, pos = -1, envir = sys.frame(sys.parent()),
       inherits = FALSE, immediate = TRUE)

Arguments

x	a variable name (given as a quoted string).
value	a value to be assigned to x.
pos	???
envir	the environent in which to assign. The default is the environment where the call to assign takes place.
inherits	should the enclosing frames of the environment be inspected?
immediate	an ignored compatibility feature.

Value

This function is invoked for its side effect, which is assigning value to the variable x. If no envir is specified, then the assignment takes place in the currently active environment.

If inherits is TRUE, parents of the supplied environment are searched until the variable x is encountered. The value is then assigned in the environment in which the variable is encountered. If the symbol is not encountered then assignment takes place in the global environment.

If inherits is FALSE, assigment takes place in the initial frame of envir.

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