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\name{parse}
\title{Parse Expressions}
\usage{
parse(file="", n=NULL, text=NULL, prompt=NULL, white=FALSE)
}
\alias{parse}
\arguments{
\item{file}{the name of a file to read the expressions from.
If the \code{file} is \code{""} and \code{text} is missing or \code{NULL}
then input is taken from the keyboard.}
\item{n}{the number of statements to parse.
If \code{n} is negative the file is parsed in its entirety.
When parsing takes place from the keyboard, \code{n} is always 1.}
\item{text}{text to parse, quoted.}
\item{prompt}{the prompt to print when parseing from the keyboard}
\item{white}{if \code{TRUE} then any white space separates expressions otherwise
only newlines or semicolons do.}
}
\description{
\code{parse} returns the parsed but unevaluated expressions
in a list. Each element of the
list is of mode \code{expression}.
}
\seealso{
\code{\link{scan}}, \code{\link{source}}, \code{\link{eval}}, \code{\link{deparse}}.
}
\examples{
# parse  3  statements from the file "xyz.Rdmped"
parse(file="xyz.Rdmped", n=3)
}