R语言函数环境空间

  这两天在学习R语言，主要是看R-project官网给出的introduction。今天看到scope一节中，对其中一段介绍非常不解。

该段代码如下：

open.account <- function(total) {
list(
deposit = function(amount) {
if(amount <= 0)
stop("Deposits must be positive!\n")
total <<- total + amount
cat(amount, "deposited. Your balance is", total, "\n\n")
},
withdraw = function(amount) {
if(amount > total)
stop("You don’t have that much money!\n")
total <<- total - amount
cat(amount, "withdrawn. Your balance is", total, "\n\n")
},
balance = function() {
cat("Your balance is", total, "\n\n")
}
)
}


ross <- open.account(100)
robert <- open.account(200)


ross$withdraw(30)
ross$balance()
robert$balance()
ross$deposit(5