[Rd] is.Date function question

[Prof Brian Ripley]

inherits(object, "Date") is all that is required.

We don't need to complicate R with such simple functions.

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005, Charles Dupont wrote:

> Why is there no is.Date function in R?  I am running 2.1.1 does it exist
> in newer version?  If there is a reasoning behind the lack of a is.Date
> function what is it?
>
> Thanks
>
> Charles
>
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