Re: [R] How to use a reserved word in italics in an expression
Delightfully straightforward! Thanks. On Feb 16, 2008, at 5:15 PM, Duncan Murdoch wrote: > On 16/02/2008 4:51 PM, Michael Kubovy wrote: >> Dear R-helpers, >> > label2 <- expression(paste(italic(attraction function:), 'slope')) >> Error: unexpected 'function' in "label2 <- >> expression(paste(italic(attraction function" >> How do I tell R that in this case I don't want 'function' to be >> treated as a reserved word but as a string in italics? > > Just put it in quotes. In fact, I think italic("attraction") looks > better than italic(attraction), so you may want to do this more > generally. > > For example, > > plot(1, main=expression(paste(italic("attraction function: "), > "slope"))) > > Duncan Murdoch _ Professor Michael Kubovy University of Virginia Department of Psychology USPS: P.O.Box 400400Charlottesville, VA 22904-4400 Parcels:Room 102Gilmer Hall McCormick RoadCharlottesville, VA 22903 Office:B011+1-434-982-4729 Lab:B019+1-434-982-4751 Fax:+1-434-982-4766 WWW:http://www.people.virginia.edu/~mk9y/ __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
Re: [R] How to use a reserved word in italics in an expression
On 16/02/2008 4:51 PM, Michael Kubovy wrote: > Dear R-helpers, > > > label2 <- expression(paste(italic(attraction function:), 'slope')) > Error: unexpected 'function' in "label2 <- > expression(paste(italic(attraction function" > > How do I tell R that in this case I don't want 'function' to be > treated as a reserved word but as a string in italics? Just put it in quotes. In fact, I think italic("attraction") looks better than italic(attraction), so you may want to do this more generally. For example, plot(1, main=expression(paste(italic("attraction function: "), "slope"))) Duncan Murdoch __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
[R] How to use a reserved word in italics in an expression
Dear R-helpers, > label2 <- expression(paste(italic(attraction function:), 'slope')) Error: unexpected 'function' in "label2 <- expression(paste(italic(attraction function" How do I tell R that in this case I don't want 'function' to be treated as a reserved word but as a string in italics? _ Professor Michael Kubovy University of Virginia Department of Psychology USPS: P.O.Box 400400Charlottesville, VA 22904-4400 Parcels:Room 102Gilmer Hall McCormick RoadCharlottesville, VA 22903 Office:B011+1-434-982-4729 Lab:B019+1-434-982-4751 Fax:+1-434-982-4766 WWW:http://www.people.virginia.edu/~mk9y/ __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.