I would have thought it would be an error to attempt and fail. Actually, to make it a vector all that has to be done is to zap the dim attribute:
dim(x1mat) <- NULL # now its a vector It seems to know how to do that in the case of an atomic matrix, just not a non-atomic one. Here it is for an atomic matrix where it does return TRUE: is.vector(as.vector(matrix(1:12,4))) # TRUE <Matthias.Kohl <at> uni-bayreuth.de> writes: : : maybe, the point is that is.vector "attempts to coerce its argument into a : vector", but here it fails : : is.matrix(as.vector(x1mat)) : [1] TRUE : : Matthias : : > : > The following, which was recently discussions on the rcom-l list, : > is a situation where coercing x1mat to a vector using as.vector : > results in an object that is.vector says is not a vector: : > : > R> x1mat<-matrix(list(1,1.1,1+1i,"a",NA,NaN), 3, 2) : > R> is.vector(as.vector(x1mat)) : > [1] FALSE : > : > ______________________________________________ : > R-devel <at> stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list : > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel : : ______________________________________________ : R-devel <at> stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list : https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel : : ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
