# substitute! someVar <- "This is my old value" var.subst <- substitute(someVar) var.asign <- someVar someVar <- "This is my **NEW** value" # EVALUATING #------------ > var.subst # someVar > var.asign # [1] "This is my old value" # EVALUATING, USING eval() #------------------------- eval(var.subst) # [1] "This is my **NEW** value" eval(var.asign) # [1] "This is my old value"