It is not allowed to start a variable name with an underscore. So, you must use "`" to call this non-conventional name:
> '_foo' <- function(x) 1 > attr('_foo', 'bar') <- 'pow' Error: target of assignment expands to non-language object > attr(`_foo`, 'bar') <- 'pow' > '_foo' [1] "_foo" > `_foo` function(x) 1 attr(,"bar") [1] "pow" > Best, Philippe Grosjean Joseph Wang wrote: > I'm having problems with functions starting with underscores > > '_foo' <- function(x) {1} > > seems to work > > but I can't assign an attribute to this function > > attr('_foo', 'bar') <- 'pow' > > Any way of doing this? This is for a C++ -> R wrapping system so I'd like to > keep the C++ names which start with underscores. > > (please cc: responses to me personally) > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html