do.call                 package: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))

