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\name{Syntax}
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\alias{Syntax}
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\title{Operator Syntax}
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\description{
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  Outlines \R syntax and gives the precedence of operators
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}
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\details{
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  The following unary and binary operators are defined.  They are listed
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  in precedence groups, from highest to lowest.
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  \tabular{ll}{
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    \code{[ [[}\tab indexing\cr
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    \code{::}\tab name space/variable name separator\cr
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    \code{$ @}\tab component / slot extraction\cr
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    \code{^}\tab exponentiation (right to left)\cr
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    \code{- +}\tab unary minus and plus\cr
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    \code{:}\tab sequence operator\cr
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    \code{\%any\%}\tab special operators\cr
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    \code{* /}\tab multiply, divide\cr
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    \code{+ -}\tab (binary) add, subtract\cr
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    \code{< > <= >= == !=}\tab ordering and comparison\cr
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    \code{!}\tab negation\cr
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    \code{&  &&}\tab and\cr
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    \code{| ||}\tab or\cr
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    \code{~}\tab as in formulae\cr
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    \code{-> ->>}\tab rightwards assignment\cr
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    \code{=}\tab assignment (right to left)\cr
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    \code{<- <<-}\tab assignment (right to left)\cr
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    \code{?}\tab help (unary and binary)\cr
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  }
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  Within an expression operators of equal precedence are evaluated
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  from left to right except where indicated.
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  The links in the \bold{See Also} section covers most other aspects of
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  the basic syntax.
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}
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\note{
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  There are substantial precedence differences between \R and S.  In
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  particular, in S \code{?} has the same precedence as \code{+ -} and
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  \code{& && | ||} have equal precedence.
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}
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\references{
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  Becker, R. A., Chambers, J. M. and Wilks, A. R. (1988)
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  \emph{The New S Language}.
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  Wadsworth \& Brooks/Cole.
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}
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\seealso{
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  \code{\link{Arithmetic}}, \code{\link{Comparison}}, \code{\link{Control}},
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  \code{\link{Extract}}, \code{\link{Logic}}, \code{\link{Paren}}
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  The \emph{R Language Definition} manual.
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}
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\keyword{documentation}