A::thename works only when thename is exported by the name space A.
A:::thename works only when thename is defined in the name space A.
getAnywhere(thename)$objs$"package:A" always works.
On Mar 25, 6:48 am, Duncan Murdoch <murd...@stats.uwo.ca> wrote:
> hong shen wrote:
> > Hi list,
>
> > I encountered a situation that a data frame is defined by two packages.
> > Both of them are loaded by library(). My questions are
>
> > 1. How could I tell the data frame is from which package?
>
> find("theName")
>
> will tell you where it found a variable called theName.
>
> > 2. If I want to reference the data frame from package A insted of B, how
> > can I do it?
>
> A::theName
>
> or
>
> B::theName
>
> will find whichever one you want.
>
> Duncan Murdoch
>
> > Thanks!
> > hshen
>
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