Does anyone know why a data frame created with empty character columns
converts them to integer columns?
> df<-data.frame(a=character(0),b=character(0))
> df<-rbind(df,c("a","a"))
> typeof(df[1,1])
[1] "integer"
AsIs doesn't help:
> df<-data.frame(a=I(character(0)),b=I(character(0)))
> df<-rbind(df,I(c("a","a")))
> typeof(df[1,1])
[1] "integer"
Any suggestions on how to overcome this would be appreciated.
Best wishes,
David
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