Re: [Rd] Why change data type when dropping to one-dimension?

2009-05-29 Thread Jason Vertrees
Thomas Lumley wrote: > On Fri, 29 May 2009, Jason Vertrees wrote: > >> My question is: why does the paradigm of changing the type of a 1D >> return value to an unlisted array exist? This introduces boundary >> conditions where none need exist, thus making the coding

[Rd] Why change data type when dropping to one-dimension?

2009-05-29 Thread Jason Vertrees
is one-dimensional be careful, because the return type will not the be same as if it were otherwise. Is this legacy or a valid, rational design decision which I'm not yet a sophisticated enough R coder to enjoy? Thanks, -- Jason -- Jason Vertrees, PhD Dar