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Convert an Expression to a String in R Programming – deparse() Function

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deparse() function in R Language is used to convert an object of expression class to an object of character class.

Syntax: deparse(expr)

Parameters:
expr: Object of expression class

Example 1:




# R program to convert 
# expression to character
  
# Creating an object of expression class
x <- expression(sin(pi / 2))
  
# Class of object
class(x)
  
# Calling deparse() Function
x1 <- deparse(x)
  
# Class of parsed object
class(x1)


Output:

[1] "expression"
[1] "character"

Example 2:




# R program to convert 
# expression to character
  
# Creating an object of expression class
x <- expression(2 ^ 3)
  
# Evaluating the value of object
eval(x)
  
# Calling deparse() Function
x1 <- deparse(x)
  
# Evaluating the value of object
eval(x1)


Output:

[1] 8
[1] "expression(2^3)"

Last Updated : 24 Jun, 2020
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