do.call {base}R Documentation

Execute a Function Call

Description

do.call executes a function call from the name of the function and a list of arguments to be passed to it.

Usage

do.call(what, args)

Arguments

what a character string naming the function to be called.
args a list of arguments to the function call. The names attribute of args gives the argument names.

Value

The result of the (evaluated) function call.

References

Becker, R. A., Chambers, J. M. and Wilks, A. R. (1988) The New S Language. Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole.

See Also

call which creates an unevaluated call.

Examples

do.call("complex", list(imag = 1:3))

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