args                  package:base                  R Documentation

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t _L_i_s_t _o_f _a _F_u_n_c_t_i_o_n

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Displays the argument names and corresponding default values of a
     function or primitive.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     args(name)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

    name: a function (a closure or a primitive). If 'name' is a
          character string then the function with that name is found
          and used.

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     This function is mainly used interactively to print the argument
     list of a function.  For programming, consider using 'formals'
     instead.

_V_a_l_u_e:

     For a closure, a closure with identical formal argument list but
     an empty ('NULL') body.

     For a primitive, a closure with the documented usage and 'NULL'
     body.  Note that in almost all cases primitives do not make use of
     named arguments and match by position rather than name.  ('rep'
     and 'seq.int' are exceptions.)

     'NULL' in case of a non-function.

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

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

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'formals', 'help'.

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     args(c)
     args(graphics::plot.default)

