[Rd] is.vector(as.vector(x)) is FALSE

Matthias.Kohl at uni-bayreuth.de Matthias.Kohl at uni-bayreuth.de
Sun Oct 17 09:26:15 CEST 2004


maybe, the point is that is.vector "attempts to coerce its argument into a
vector", but here it fails

is.matrix(as.vector(x1mat))
[1] TRUE

Matthias

>
> The following, which was recently discussions on the rcom-l list,
> is a situation where coercing x1mat to a vector using as.vector
> results in an object that is.vector says is not a vector:
>
>      R> x1mat<-matrix(list(1,1.1,1+1i,"a",NA,NaN), 3, 2)
>      R> is.vector(as.vector(x1mat))
>      [1] FALSE
>
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