No reorder.factor in R

[Wright, Kevin]

I was using R 1.5.1 today with an old script from S-Plus and discovered that
R does not have reorder.factor.  

It's a very simple function, but very handy for re-arranging factors in
lattice graphics (among other places).  Would it make sense to add this
function to the base code
in order to increase compatability with S-Plus and add additional
functionality?

reorder.factor <- function(fac, y, fun=mean, ...){
  ordered(fac, levels=levels(fac)[order(tapply(y, fac, fun, ...))])
}


Kevin Wright, Research Scientist
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, x4054.


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