The sign() function requires one argument,
and returns the sign of the value, where I require a number
-1, 0, or 1 depending on if the value is <, ==, or > the
first argument.
This is the Splus function when listed,
> compare
function(e1, e2)
.Internal(compare(e1, e2), "do_op", T, 18)
unfortunately I do not understand the .internal function
and cannot find any description of this type of programming
on the CRAN site
This is how I am using it in the source file.
zz <- readline() # keyboard input eg: f15
if (charmatch(substring(zz,1,1),"f",
nomatch=-1) >0){
ii <- as.numeric(substring(zz,2,99))
iii <- compare(ii*1e9,f) # f is a vector of length(146) frequencies
# compare() searches thru f and
# creates vector iii with
# -1 if numeric is < f[i],
# 0 if numeric is == f[i], and
# 1 if numeric is > f[i]
# the end result is a vector(iii) length(146)
# with -1,0,1 if the numeric is in f
i <- match(-1,c(iii,-1))-1 # if vector(iii) contains 0 assign the
index
}
# error traps for if 0 is not in vector(iii)
if (i<1){cat("Min n = 1\n")
i <- 1}
if (i>length(f)){cat("Max n =",length(f),"\n")
i <- length(f)}
-----Original Message-----
From: Prof Brian Ripley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, 20 April 2006 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: [R] how to do Splus compare() function in R
You would need to tell us what it does (and what the inputs are).
I think it is likely that compare(x, y) in S-PLUS is the same as sign(x-y)
in R, at least with numeric vector inputs.
--
Bob Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Metrologist & Microwave Eng. http://www.bellinger.com.au
Bellinger Instruments Pty Ltd Tel: 612 9684 1442
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