with()
specifies a data frame on which an expression is executed. Thus, the need to prefix the column-names of the data frame with the name of the data frame is omitted: df <- data.frame(foo=c( 1, 2, 3), bar=c( 11, 22, 33), baz=c(111,222,333)) sum(df$bar + df$baz) # 732 with( df, sum(bar + baz) ) # 732
with()
to select specific values from a data frame and then plot these.