getname: getname returns the name of a variable as character

In haddonm/codeutils: Contains a Series of Utility Functions for File Handling and Programming

getname returns the name of a variable as character

Description

getname runs 'deparse(substitute(x))' to get the name of the input variable. Saves remembering the syntax

Usage

getname(x)

Arguments

x	any variable whose name is wanted as a character string

Value

a character string with the name of input variable

Examples

## Not run: 
a_variable <- c(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)
getname(a_variable)

## End(Not run)

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