package.version           package:Biobase           R Documentation

Report Version of a Package

Description:

     Will report the version number of a requested installed package

Usage:

     package.version(pkg, lib.loc = NULL)

Arguments:

     pkg: The name of the package

 lib.loc: a character vector describing the location of R library trees
          to search through, or `NULL'.  The default value of `NULL'
          corresponds to all libraries currently known.

Details:

     This function is a convenience wrapper around
     'package.description', and will report simply the version number
     of the requested package.  If the package does not exist or if the
     DESCRIPTION file can not be read, then an error will be thrown.

Value:

     A character string reporting the version number.

Author(s):

     Jeff Gentry

See Also:

     'package.description'

Examples:

       package.version("Biobase")

