SmoothData$span is not an object which can be checked by exists(), but part of an object which can be checked by is.null().
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 12:07 AM, Žroutík <zrou...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear R-users, > > in a minimal example exists() gives FALSE on an object which obviously does > exist. How can I check on that list object anyway else, please? > >> SmoothData <- list(exists=TRUE, span=0.001) >> SmoothData > $exists > [1] TRUE > > $span > [1] 0.001 > >> exists("SmoothData") > TRUE > >> exists("SmoothData$span") > FALSE > >> exists("SmoothData[[2]]") > FALSE > > Thank you for any opinion regarding this topic. > Zroutik > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > 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-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.