Actually require() is a wrapper around library() with more error
handling to be used inside other functions. Just type require(), you can
read the few lines of code quickly.
Uwe Ligges
On 17.08.2011 19:57, Nordlund, Dan (DSHS/RDA) wrote:
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From: istaz...@gmail.com [mailto:istaz...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Ista
Zahn
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To: Nordlund, Dan (DSHS/RDA)
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Subject: Re: [R] Using require() vs. library()
Hi Dan,
Is there something you would like to know that is not covered by
help(library) ?
Best,
Ista
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Nordlund, Dan (DSHS/RDA)
<nord...@dshs.wa.gov> wrote:
A recent post prompts me to ask this question. Is there any reason
to prefer using library() over require()? I tend to use require()
instead of library() to load packages, but I wonder if there are
situations where it would be better to use library().
Well, I guess when I read that "require is designed for use inside other
functions..." I wasn't sure if that meant there might be times when it would be
better to use library when not inside other functions. But maybe it was more generally a
question about style, prompted by a post responding to the common confusion between the
terms 'package' and 'library' amongst those new to R. To me, it always seemed more
natural type require(my.package) than library(my.package). I just wanted to make sure I
wasn't missing something that might make me regret that choice.
Dan
Daniel J. Nordlund
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Planning, Performance, and Accountability
Research and Data Analysis Division
Olympia, WA 98504-5204
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