[Rd] No is.formula()

[Martin Maechler]

>>>>> "tony" == A J Rossini <rossini at blindglobe.net>
>>>>>     on Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:33:23 -0700 writes:

    tony> "Warnes, Gregory R"
    tony> <gregory_r_warnes at groton.pfizer.com> writes:
    >> There appears to be no "is.formula()" function in
    >> R-1.9.1.  May I suggest that
    >> 
    >> is.formula <- function(x) inherits(x, "formula")
    >> 
    >> be added to base, since formula is a fundimental R type?

    tony> why not just

    tony>     is(x,"formula")
    tony> ?

because the latter needs the methods package and base functions
must work independently of "methods".

The question is what  "fundamental R type" would be exactly.
But I tend to agree with Greg, since formulae are constructed
via the .Primitive '~' operator.

Apropos, I believe we should move the  is.primitive function
from "methods" to "base".

Martin