Sets a option in R by specifying its name as a character string.

# S3 method for default
setOption(x, value, ...)

Arguments

x

The name of the option to be set.

value

The new value of the option.

...

Not used.

Value

Returns (invisibly) the previous value of the option.

Author

Henrik Bengtsson

See also

See getOption() and "base::options".