I think it might be up for discussion whether or not
there is a bug in here somewhere.

> mat10 <- matrix(1:6, 3)
> mat10 * 1:12
Error: dims [product 6] do not match the length of object [12]
> data.frame(mat10) * 1:12
 X1 X2
1  1 16
2  4 25
3  9 36
> version
_ platform i386-pc-mingw32 arch i386 os mingw32 system i386, mingw32 status Under development (unstable) major 2 minor 9.0 year 2008 month 11 day 22 svn rev 47006 language R version.string R version 2.9.0 Under development (unstable) (2008-11-22 r47006)


It seems dangerous to me that there is not at least
a warning in the data frame case.  I think I'd prefer
an error like the matrix case.

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markle...@verizon.net wrote:
could someone explain what is happening below ? I was trying to solve a related question on the list and then , as I was solving it, I was getting strange answers and then I noticed below. It's obviously not a bug but I don't get it. Thanks.

m <- data.frame(class = c("birds", "planes"), feather = c(1,3), jet = c(2,4))
d1 <- data.frame(jet = c(10), feather = c(20))

print(m)
m[,-1]*2       # THIS IS FINE
m[,"jet"]*2     # THIS IS FINE


print(d1["jet"]) # THIS IS FINE
m[,"jet"]*d1["jet"] # THIS IS ODD

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