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getting a dataframe name

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Subject: getting a dataframe name
From: Thom Burnett <Thom.Burnett@cognigencorp.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:20:18 -0400
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How do I get a character string of a dataframe name.

I have a function that recieves a dataframe as a parameter:
Can I then get the name of the data frame that was passed in?
How?


How it might be used:
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foo <- function(newDataFrame) {
   frameName <- what(newDataFrame)
   plotTitle <- frameName
   .# I don't want plotTitle to be 'newDataFrame'
}

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