[R-Forge #1492] Iterative RHS of := (and `:=`(...)), and multiple := inside j={...} syntax

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Feature
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r
Domain
data

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The issue names no source file or test. Start by reproducing the data.table example in R and reviewing the existing := behavior; completion means supporting RHS expressions that use earlier left-hand names and multiple := assignments inside j={...} syntax.

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feature request

Submitted by: Matt Dowle; Assigned to: Nobody; R-Forge link

e.g. DT[, :=( m1=mean(a), m2=sd(a), s=m1/m2 ), by=group]

where s can use previous lhs names ( using the word 'iterative' tries to convey that ).

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