serialize {base} | R Documentation |
A simple interface for serializing to connections.
.saveRDS(object, file = "", ascii = FALSE, version = NULL, compress = FALSE, refhook = NULL) .readRDS(file, refhook = NULL)
object |
the name of the R object to serialize. |
file |
a connection or the name of the file where the R object is saved to or read from. |
ascii |
a logical. If TRUE , an ASCII representation is
written; otherwise (default), a more compact binary one is used. |
version |
the workspace format version to use. NULL
specifies the current default format. The version used from R
0.99.0 to R 1.3.1 was version 1. The default format as from R
1.4.0 is version 2. |
compress |
a logical specifying whether saving to a named file is
to use compression. Ignored when file is a connection and for
workspace format version 1. |
refhook |
a hook function for handling reference objects. |
These functions are still experimental. Both names, interfaces and values might change in future versions.