Deprecated {base} | R Documentation

## Marking Objects as Deprecated

### Description

When an object is about removed from R it is first deprecated and should include a call to `.Deprecated`.

### Usage

    .Deprecated(new, package=NULL)

### Arguments

`new` | character string: A suggestion for a replacement function.
`package` | character string: The package to be used when suggesting where the deprecated function might be listed.

### Details

`.Deprecated("<new name>")` is called from deprecated functions. The original help page for these functions is often available at `help("oldName-deprecated")` (note the quotes). Functions should be listed in `help("pkg-deprecated")` for an appropriate `pkg`, including `base`.

### See Also

`Defunct`

`base-deprecated` and so on which list the deprecated functions in the packages.

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