| clone {bit} | R Documentation |
clone physically duplicates objects and can additionally change some features, e.g. length.
clone(x, ...) ## S3 method for class 'list' clone(x, ...) ## Default S3 method: clone(x, ...) still.identical(x, y)
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clone is generic.
clone.default currently only handles atomics.
clone.list recursively clones list elements.
still.identical returns TRUE if the two atomic arguments still point to the same memory.
an object that is a deep copy of x
Jens Oehlschlägel
x <- 1:12 y <- x still.identical(x,y) y[1] <- y[1] still.identical(x,y) y <- clone(x) still.identical(x,y) rm(x,y); gc()