[R] Testing for whole numbers

[Tamas Papp]

Is there a way in R to test if a given number is an integer, ie a
whole number? I am not referring to the data type of a number, but to
its value.

That is to say, is.whole(pi-pi+2) would be TRUE, whereas is.whole(4/3)
would be false. At the moment I am using

is.whole <- function(a) { floor(a)==a }

which is OK for real numbers, but not for complex ones (a+bi would be
a whole number if both a and b are whole). Although it's obvious to
test for the type of the argument and treat it accordingly, I am sure
that there is a function for that in R.

My questions are:

1. Is there a predefined function for this? I am not trying to
reinvent the wheel, but I have searched help and found nothing
relevant.

2. Would it make sense to propose the extension of floor, trunc etc to
complex numbers? It would certainly make my life easier in many
situations.

Regards,

Tamas Papp

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