Is this what you want: > x <- c(0,3,4) > ?findInterval > findInterval(2, x) [1] 1 >
On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Hao Cen <h...@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote: > Hi, > > How can I find the index of the next largest element in a sorted vector if > an element is not found. > > for example, searching 2 in c(0,3,4) would return 1 since 2 is not in the > vector and 0 is the next largest element to 2. > > I tried which and match and neither returns such information. > >> which(c(0,3,4) == 2) > integer(0) >> match(2, c(0,3,4)) > [1] NA > > > thanks > > Jeff > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- Jim Holtman Cincinnati, OH +1 513 646 9390 What is the problem that you are trying to solve? ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
