Create a list of functions from a vector of characters

Question

Thanks in advance, and sorry if this question has been answered previously - I have looked pretty extensively. I have a dataset containing a row of with concatenated informa

Answer 1

This is what I do:

f <- list(identity="x",plus1 = "x+1", square= "x^2")
funCreator <- function(snippet){
  txt <- snippet
  function(x){
    exprs <- parse(text = txt)
    eval(exprs)   
  }
}
listOfFunctions <- lapply(setNames(f,names(f)),function(x){funCreator(x)}) # I like to have some control of the names of the functions
listOfFunctions[[1]] # try to see what the actual function looks like?
library(pryr)
unenclose(listOfFunctions[[3]]) # good way to see the actual function http://adv-r.had.co.nz/Functional-programming.html
# Call your funcions
listOfFunctions[[2]](3) # 3+1 = 4
do.call(listOfFunctions[[3]],list(3)) # 3^2 = 9
attach(listOfFunctions) # you can also attach your list of functions and call them by name
square(3)  # 3^2 = 9
identity(7) # 7 ## masked object identity, better detach it now!
detach(listOfFunctions)