[R] If(cond) statement

[Johannes Hüsing]

Beck, Kenneth (STP) <Kenneth.Beck at bsci.com> [Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 07:21:40PM CEST]:

> mxx=max(cpx_list$nMV);
> mxy=max(trend_list$nMV);
> if (mxx>mxy)
>   mxy=mxx
> else
>   mxx=mxy
> 

Can't this be replaced by
mxx <- max(c(cpx_list$nMV, trend_list$nMV))
mxy <- mxx
?

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