[R] Correct way to test for exact dimensions of matrix or array

[Dimitris Rizopoulos]

you could use: isTRUE(all.equal(dim(obj), c(3, 5)))


I hope it helps.

Best,
Dimitris

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gregory Jefferis" <gsxej2 at cam.ac.uk>
To: <r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 3:47 PM
Subject: [R] Correct way to test for exact dimensions of matrix or 
array


> Dear R Users,
>
> I want to test the dimensions of an incoming vector, matrix or array 
> safely
> and succinctly.  Specifically I want to check if the unknown object 
> has
> exactly 2 dimensions with a specified number of rows and columns.
>
> I thought that the following would work:
>
>> obj=matrix(1,nrow=3,ncol=5)
>> identical( dim( obj) , c(3,5) )
> [1] FALSE
>
> But it doesn't because c(3,5) is numeric and the dims are integer. 
> I
> therefore ended up doing something like:
>
>> identical( dim( obj) , as.integer(c(3,5)))
>
> OR
>
>> isTRUE(all( dim( obj) == c(3,5) ))
>
> Neither of which feel quite right.  Is there a 'correct' way to do 
> this?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Greg Jefferis.
>
> PS Thinking about it, the second form is (doubly) wrong because:
>
>> obj=array(1,dim=c(3,5,3,5))
>> isTRUE(all( dim( obj) == c(3,5) ))
> [1] TRUE
>
> OR
>> obj=numeric(10)
>> isTRUE(all( dim( obj) == c(3,5) ))
> [1] TRUE
>
> (neither of which are equalities that I am happy with!)
>
> -- 
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