I am new to R, when reading functions documentation how do I interpret ::?
How do I actually read the syntax?
readxl::read_excel()
Not sure if in R studio I can find any information about
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barbsan
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thank you, I will have a look – user11465312 May 10 '19 at 08:57
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You can open the relevant help page by typing `?\`::\`` into the console – s_baldur May 10 '19 at 09:27
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In R there are different packages available,
"readxl" is one of them.
When you install a package, you are ready to use its functionalities.
If you just need a sporadic use of a few functions or data inside the
package you can access them with the notation packagename::functionname().
For example, since you have installed the readxl package, you can explore one of its functionality called read_excel() to import/read excel sheet.
Command to check what functions and data are contained in a package.
help(package = "packageName")
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1Hey,. If you like the answer, keep upvoting answer please, or You can accept the answer. Thanks – Aditya Dhanraj May 10 '19 at 09:16
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