as.name(x) is.name(x)
as.name
coerces its argument to be a name. The argument must
be of mode "character"
.
is.name
returns TRUE
or FALSE
depending on
whether its argument is a name or not.
call
, is.language
. For the internal
object mode, typeof
.an _ as.name("arrg") is.name(an) # TRUE str(an)# symbol