How to use a list name as character

Question

I would like to train a model and give it a name. I would like to use this name as character as well to create a text file with model summary. So I created a function as below

C50Training<-function(ModeName,DF_Trai,Form,
                      Str_PathSum){
  library(C50);

  ModeName<-C5.0(formula=Form,data=DF_Trai);
  capture.output(summary(ModeName),file=paste(Str_PathSum,"/Summ",ModeName,".txt",sep=""));
}

In the funtion I want to use ModeName as characters. I tried to run it but it does not work. ModelName is a list in this case. How can I use ModelName as character?

Hi, we can't do much with your code if you don't [provide any data](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5963269/how-to-make-a-great-r-reproducible-example/5963610#5963610). — jay.sf, Mar 20 '19 at 08:25

Victoria Liew · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-23T05:58:50.113

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To change a variable name to string, you can use deparse and substitute, as follows:

deparse(substitute(ModeName))

It return "ModeName" that can be part of your file path.

I tried this. It works.

ModeName=c(1,2,3)
f<-function(ModeName){
  print(paste("/Summ",deparse(substitute(ModeName)),".txt",sep=""))
}
f(ModeName)

and this works too:

ModeName=c(1,2,3)
f<-function(list){
  print(paste("/Summ",deparse(substitute(list)),".txt",sep=""))
}
f(ModeName)

edited Mar 23 '19 at 05:58

answered Mar 20 '19 at 08:28

Victoria Liew

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deparse(substitute(ModeName)) works in a single line of command but it treats ModeName as a list if this is included in a function, instead of "ModeName". – davidzxc574 Mar 22 '19 at 07:42
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I tried using a function. It still works. Please read newly edited answer. – Victoria Liew Mar 22 '19 at 16:53

How to use a list name as character

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