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duplicate_env: Create a duplicate of an environment

Description

Copy all items from the environment to a new environment. By default, the new environment will share the same parent environment.

Usage

duplicate_env(envir, parent = parent.env(envir))

Arguments

envir

environment to duplicate

parent

parent environment to set for the new environment. Defaults to the parent environment of envir.

Examples

Run this code
# NOT RUN {
# Make a new environment with the object 'key'
envir <- new.env()
envir$key <- "value"
"key" %in% ls() # FALSE
"key" %in% ls(envir = envir) # TRUE

# Duplicate the envir and show it contains 'key'
new_envir <- duplicate_env(envir)
"key" %in% ls(envir = new_envir) # TRUE
# }

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