Hi: # Create a sequence of consecutive dates and assign to a data frame
dates <- data.frame(day = seq(as.Date('2009-12-01'), by = 'days', length = 10)) # Let's call your data frame (not vector) 'df'; to make sure that things are # compatible, names(df) <- c('day', 'y') df$day <- as.Date(df$day) # Then, > merge(dates, df, all.x =TRUE) day y 1 2009-12-01 26.8 2 2009-12-02 NA 3 2009-12-03 27.9 4 2009-12-04 25.6 5 2009-12-05 20.8 6 2009-12-06 NA 7 2009-12-07 NA 8 2009-12-08 20.8 9 2009-12-09 NA 10 2009-12-10 NA HTH, Dennis On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 4:30 PM, Nilza BARROS <nilzabar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > I am trying to identify the days absent in a vector so as to be able to > display missing data in the graphics in .It should be done automatically > since the graphics will be generated for different periods of the year. > I have been trying to do a function below but it did not work. I really > appreciate any help > > ordados <- function(datas,var) > { > ind <- !datas %in% var # find the missing date in var > miss <- datas[ind] > mat <- matrix(NA,length(miss),length(miss)) #insert NA in the missing date > mat[,1]<-miss > jundado <- rbind (mat,var) > jundado <- jundado[order(jundado[,1]),] # sort by dates > } > For instance: > If I have the vector below: > 2009-12-01 26.8 > 2009-12-03 27.9 > 2009-12-04 25.6 > 2009-12-05 20.8 > 2009-12-08 20.8 > I will need a result like this one > > 2009-12-01 26.8 > 2009-12-02 NA > 2009-12-03 27.9 > 2009-12-04 25.6 > 2009-12-05 20.8 > 2009-12-06 NA > 2009-12-07 NA > 2009-12-08 20.8 > > Bye and Best Regards > Nilza Barros > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > 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. > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ 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.