[R] Newbie help on dim

[Chuck Cleland]

Should the Value: section of the help page read:

For an array (and hence in particular, for a matrix) dim retrieves the
dim attribute of the object. It is NULL for a vector of mode integer.

NOTE: for not or in the second sentence.

Uwe Ligges wrote:
> Christian Prinoth wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hi, if I do
>>
>>Z<-rnorm(50)
>>Followed by
>>Dim(Z)
>>I get NULL. Is this correct? Shouldn't I get 50 instead?
> 
> 
> 
> No, because Z has no dim attribute. ?dim tells you:
> 
> "For an array (and hence in particular, for a matrix) dim retrieves the 
> dim attribute of the object. It is NULL or a vector of mode integer."
> 
> 
>>TIA
>>Chris
>>
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> 
> Yes, PLEASE do read the posting guide! 
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> 
> Uwe Ligges
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