Why does b have a value? I think b should be null, because there is no return in function f.
f <- function(){
a <- 10
}
b <- f()
b
# [1] 10
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3The last line of a function is the return value in R. – Andrey Shabalin Sep 18 '20 at 07:10
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1Does this answer your question? [function return in R programming language](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62235755/function-return-in-r-programming-language) – Julien Lopez Sep 18 '20 at 07:30
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<- operator returns assignement invisibly, which allows
b <- a <- 1
b
a
> b
[1] 1
> a
[1] 1
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