Re: problems with frames: Simplification: incorrect behavior

["Fomenko, Igor" <ifomenko@amgen.com>]

Patrick's reply and the ref to the chapter on formulas in his book
helped a lot.

Now I would like to ask where is the documentation on the difference in
the behavior for x=5 and x=c(1,2) for this code:

stff<-function(x){

  return(sys.frame())
           }

stff1<-function(x){
  x<- x
  return(sys.frame())
           }

Results:

> stff(5)
$x:
[1] 5

> stff1(5)
$x:
[1] 5

> stff1(c(1,2))
$x:
[1] 1 2

> stff(c(1,2))
list()
> 

Definitely it contradicts to the documentation of sys.frame()

"sys.frame returns the list of objects in frame which. By default, which is
the frame in which the call to sys.call is made. "


Please, help.

Thanks,

-Igor Fomenko

SI Lead at Amgen