Tamas K Papp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The fact that as.integer(TRUE) is 1 (and that for FALSE, it gives > zero) is a really nice feature, eg when constructing piecewise > functions (for example, as in -x*(x<0)+x*(x>=0)) and for many other > things. > > Since I haven't found a reference about this, I just wanted to ask > whether this is officialy part of the language or just a side effect > (ie I want to know whether it is here to stay and if it is prudent to > use this).
I can't find it in the official docs either, but I'm pretty sure that it is blue book material, and that noone intends to change it. -- O__ ---- Peter Dalgaard Blegdamsvej 3 c/ /'_ --- Dept. of Biostatistics 2200 Cph. N (*) \(*) -- University of Copenhagen Denmark Ph: (+45) 35327918 ~~~~~~~~~~ - ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) FAX: (+45) 35327907 ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
