> Sample gives an error if it is sampling a length one character
> vector:
>
> > sample('a', 1)
> Error in sample(x, size, replace, prob) : invalid first argument
>From the help page:
x: Either a (numeric, complex, character or logical) vector of
more than one element from which to choose, or a positive
integer.
so this is as documented, hence not a bug.
[Re-created from the R-bugs page as my mail server is offline.]
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