| pos.to.env {base} | R Documentation |
Returns the environment at a specified position in the search path.
pos.to.env(x)
x |
an integer between 1 and length(search()), the length
of the search path. |
Several R functions for manipulating objects in environments (such as
get and ls) allow specifying environments
via corresponding positions in the search path. pos.to.env is
a convenience function for programmers which converts these positions
to corresponding environments; users will typically have no need for
it.
pos.to.env(1) # R_GlobalEnv # the next returns the base environment pos.to.env(length(search()))