[R] A point in a vector?

[baptiste auguie]

Hi,

assuming v is sorted, try this,

v[ findInterval(x,v)+0:1 ]

see ?findInterval and perhaps ?cut

HTH,

baptiste



2009/9/30 Corrado <ct529 at york.ac.uk>:
> Dear list,
>
> I have a strange requirement .... I have a vector, for example v<-
> c(0,0,0,0,1,2,4,6,8,8,8,8). I have a value,for example x<- 4.8.
>
> I would like to understand in which sub interval of v is x. In this case, v
> would be in the sub interval [4,6] that is in the subinterval starting from
> element j=7 to the element j+1=8.
>
> Can we do that with an R command?
>
> Regards
> --
> Corrado Topi
>
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