R: Generates a cache pathname from a key object

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## Generates a cache pathname from a key object

### Description

Generates a cache pathname from a key object.

### Usage

    ## Default S3 method:
    generateCache(key, suffix=".Rcache", ...)

### Arguments

`key` | A `list` or an `environment` from which a `character` string checksum will be calculated and that will constitute the name part of the cache filename.
`suffix` | A `character` string to be appended to the end of the filename.
`...` | Arguments passed to `getCachePath`().

### Value

Returns the pathname as a `character` string.

### Author(s)

Henrik Bengtsson

### See Also

Internally, the generic function `getChecksum`() is used to calculate the checksum of argument `key`.

[Package R.cache version 0.13.0 Index]