where: Find where a name is defined.

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Find where a name is defined.

Description

Implements the regular scoping rules, but instead of returning the value associated with a name, it returns the environment in which it is located.

Usage

where(name, env = parent.frame())

Arguments

name	name, as string, to look for
env	environment to start at. Defaults to the calling environment of this function.

Examples

x <- 1
where("x")
where("t.test")
where("mean")
where("where")

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