| Vectorize {base} | R Documentation |
Vectorize a Scalar Function
Description
Vectorize creates a function wrapper that vectorizes the
action of its argument FUN.
Usage
Vectorize(FUN, vectorize.args = arg.names, SIMPLIFY = TRUE,
USE.NAMES = TRUE)
Arguments
FUN |
function to apply, found via |
vectorize.args |
a character vector of arguments which should be
vectorized. Defaults to all arguments of |
SIMPLIFY |
logical or character string; attempt to reduce the
result to a vector, matrix or higher dimensional array; see
the |
USE.NAMES |
logical; use names if the first ... argument has names, or if it is a character vector, use that character vector as the names. |
Details
The arguments named in the vectorize.args argument to
Vectorize are the arguments passed in the ... list to
mapply. Only those that are actually passed will be
vectorized; default values will not. See the examples.
Vectorize cannot be used with primitive functions as they do
not have a value for formals.
It also cannot be used with functions that have arguments named
FUN, vectorize.args, SIMPLIFY or
USE.NAMES, as they will interfere with the Vectorize
arguments. See the combn example below for a workaround.
Value
A function with the same arguments as FUN, wrapping a call to
mapply.
Examples
# We use rep.int as rep is primitive
vrep <- Vectorize(rep.int)
vrep(1:4, 4:1)
vrep(times = 1:4, x = 4:1)
vrep <- Vectorize(rep.int, "times")
vrep(times = 1:4, x = 42)
f <- function(x = 1:3, y) c(x, y)
vf <- Vectorize(f, SIMPLIFY = FALSE)
f(1:3, 1:3)
vf(1:3, 1:3)
vf(y = 1:3) # Only vectorizes y, not x
# Nonlinear regression contour plot, based on nls() example
require(graphics)
SS <- function(Vm, K, resp, conc) {
pred <- (Vm * conc)/(K + conc)
sum((resp - pred)^2 / pred)
}
vSS <- Vectorize(SS, c("Vm", "K"))
Treated <- subset(Puromycin, state == "treated")
Vm <- seq(140, 310, length.out = 50)
K <- seq(0, 0.15, length.out = 40)
SSvals <- outer(Vm, K, vSS, Treated$rate, Treated$conc)
contour(Vm, K, SSvals, levels = (1:10)^2, xlab = "Vm", ylab = "K")
# combn() has an argument named FUN
combnV <- Vectorize(function(x, m, FUNV = NULL) combn(x, m, FUN = FUNV),
vectorize.args = c("x", "m"))
combnV(4, 1:4)
combnV(4, 1:4, sum)