>>>>> "Duncan" == Duncan Murdoch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>> on Fri, 10 Dec 2004 08:38:34 -0500 writes:
Duncan> On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 09:32:14 +0100, Martin Maechler
Duncan> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote :
RichOK> If you want to pass seq(length=n) to a .C or
RichOK> .Fortran call, it's not helpful that you can't tell
RichOK> what the type is until you know n! It would be nice
RichOK> if seq(length=n) always returned the same type. I
RichOK> use seq(length=n) often instead of 1:n because I'd
RichOK> like my code to work when n == 0; it would make life
RichOK> simpler if seq(length=n) and 1:n were the same type.
>>
>> now if that really makes your *life* simpler, what does that
>> tell us about your life ;-) :-)
>>
>> But yes, you are right. All should return integer I think.
Duncan> Yes, it should be consistent, and integer makes sense here.
the R-devel version now does; and so does seq(along = <.>)
Also ?seq {or ?seq.default} now has the value section as
> Value:
> The result is of 'mode' '"integer"' if 'from' is (numerically
> equal to an) integer and, e.g., only 'to' is specified, or also if
> only 'length' or only 'along.with' is specified.
which is correct {and I hope does not imply that it gives *all* cases of
an integer result}.
Martin
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