Named map builder.

Set names of right-argument to be left-argument, and return right argument. Called from := operator.

named_map_builder(targets, values)

`:=`(targets, values)

targets %:=% values

Arguments

targets	names to set.
values	values to assign to names (and return).

Value

values with names set.

See also

lambda, defineLambda, makeFunction_se

Examples

c('a' := '4', 'b' := '5')
#>   a   b 
#> "4" "5" 
# equivalent to: c(a = '4', b = '5')

c('a', 'b') := c('1', '2')
#>   a   b 
#> "1" "2" 
# equivalent to: c(a = '1', b = '2')

# the important example
name <- 'a'
name := '5'
#>   a 
#> "5" 
# equivalent to: c('a' = '5')