diff --git a/Names-values.Rmd b/Names-values.Rmd index 1950a5ec1..29d30107d 100644 --- a/Names-values.Rmd +++ b/Names-values.Rmd @@ -161,9 +161,8 @@ It's possible to override these rules and use any name, i.e., any sequence of ch While it's unlikely you'd deliberately create such crazy names, you need to understand how these crazy names work because you'll come across them, most commonly when you load data that has been created outside of R. -::: sidebar You _can_ also create non-syntactic bindings using single or double quotes (e.g. `"_abc" <- 1`) instead of backticks, but you shouldn't, because you'll have to use a different syntax to retrieve the values. The ability to use strings on the left hand side of the assignment arrow is an historical artefact, used before R supported backticks. -::: + ### Exercises