Revision: 1259
http://r-gregmisc.svn.sourceforge.net/r-gregmisc/?rev=1259&view=rev
Author: warnes
Date: 2008-04-12 12:42:16 -0700 (Sat, 12 Apr 2008)
Log Message:
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Improve text explanation of how defmacro() and strmacro() differ from
function().
Modified Paths:
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trunk/gtools/man/defmacro.Rd
Modified: trunk/gtools/man/defmacro.Rd
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--- trunk/gtools/man/defmacro.Rd 2008-04-12 19:19:45 UTC (rev 1258)
+++ trunk/gtools/man/defmacro.Rd 2008-04-12 19:42:16 UTC (rev 1259)
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
given in \code{expr}, with formal arguments given by the other
elements of the argument list.
- A macro is similar to a function definition, the arguments are
- handled. In a function, formal arguments are simply variables that
- contains the result of evaluating the expressions provided to the
- function call. In contrast, macros actually modify the macro body by
- \code{replacing} each formal argument by the expression
- (\code{defmacro}) or string (\code{strmacro}) provided to the macro
- call.
+ A macro is similar to a function definition except for handling of
+ formal arguments. In a function, formal arguments are simply
+ variables that contains the result of evaluating the expressions
+ provided to the function call. In contrast, macros actually modify
+ the macro body by \emph{replacing} each formal argument by the
+ expression (\code{defmacro}) or string (\code{strmacro}) provided to
+ the macro call.
For \code{defmacro}, the special argument name \code{DOTS} will be
replaced by \code{...} in the formal argument list of the macro so
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