Variable Names

Description

as.name coerces its argument to be a name. The argument must be of mode "character".

is.name returns TRUE or FALSE depending on whether its argument is a name or not.

Usage

as.name(x)
is.name(x)

See Also

call, is.language. For the internal object mode, typeof.

Examples

an <- as.name("arrg")
is.name(an) # TRUE
str(an)# symbol