Simon,
There are also some minima-finding functions in GSL that you may want to look
into. The source for RcppGSL might help with a fully c++ version.
Best,
--
Hao Ye
h...@ucsd.edu
On Dec 23, 2014, at 12:04 AM, Simon Riddell <simon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have been judiciously using RCPP for six months, and have had my numerous
> questions answered so far from previous threads. I have now run into an issue
> I cannot get a handle on:
>
> I have converted a fairly large (recursive) Kalman filter function from R to
> C++ using RCPP. This function is then called within the R optim() function,
> subject to constraints, which estimates a set of ~30 parameters.
>
> My issue occurs within the C++ Kalman Filter function, where, I use the
> optimize() function to calculate the yield to maturity rate of various bonds.
> I do this by calling back to the R environment to access the optimize()
> function. Below is the R Function I create to be used within the Kalman
> filter, and below this R function is my method for calling it within the C++
> code. To complicate matters further, the R Function calls a C++ Function. To
> clarify: The Kalman Filter C++ code calls an R function, and this R Function
> calls an additional separate C++ function. (Code included below)
>
> As I iterate the Kalman filter it runs perfectly for anywhere from 30 minutes
> to six hours (and produces correct output when matched to the R code), but it
> inevitably crashes. From past reading I have done, Dirk has before mentioned
> that calling an R function many times within C++ is usually not a good idea.
> As a result I suspect this is my issue (the error codes vary, sometimes
> mentioning numerical errors, other times recursive errors, other times random
> RCPP error codes -- I can document and provide them if needed)
>
> My biggest impasse is I cannot figure out a way to complete this without
> calling the R optimize() function, and cannot find any RCPP optimize
> functions to use instead. Thank you for reading.
>
>
> R Function (IRNPV.CPP is the C++ function, which R optimizes the rate
> parameter over):
>
> optimcpp<-function(CoupDate=1,coupNo=1,coup=1,price=1,rate=1)
> {
> m<-optimize(function(CoupDate,coupNo,coup,price,rate)
> IRNPV.CPP(CoupDate=CoupDate,coupNo=coupNo,coup=coup,rate)-price)^2,c(-0.05,0.2),tol=1e-20,CoupDate=CoupDate,coupNo=coupNo,coup=coup,price=price)
> m$minimum
> }
>
> Accessing the R environment within the C++ code:
> CPP.SRC <- '
> using namespace arma;
> Rcpp::Environment global = Rcpp::Environment::global_env();
> Function optimizecpp = global["optimcpp"];
> //Various matrix computations to calculate CD, CN, Co, & Pricex[0]
> optimvec0 = optimizecpp(CD,CN,Co,pricex[0],Ra);
> '
>
> IRNPV.CPP Function (What the R Optimize() function optimizes 'rate' over --
> Very Likely Unnecessary for Purposes of this Question)
>
> IR.NPV.TIPS.CBF.SRC <- '
> using namespace arma;
>
> double CD = Rcpp::as<double>(CoupDate);
> double CN = Rcpp::as<double>(coupNo);
> double RN = Rcpp::as<double>(rate);
> double Co = Rcpp::as<double>(coup);
>
> Rcpp::NumericVector LM;
> mat DiscountFunc;
> double length;
>
> double price;
>
> if (CN > 1) {
>
> length = floor((((CD+0.5*(CN-1))-CD)/0.50))+1;
>
> for (double i = CD; i <= (CD+0.5*(CN-1))+.05; i += 0.5) {
> LM.insert(LM.end(),i);
> }
>
> DiscountFunc.set_size(LM.size(), 1);
> DiscountFunc.fill(0);
>
>
> double k = 0;
> mat::row_iterator q = DiscountFunc.begin_row(0);
> mat::row_iterator w = DiscountFunc.end_row((LM.size()-1));
> for(mat::row_iterator i=q; i!=w; ++i)
> {
> (*i) = exp(-RN*LM[k]);
> k = k + 1;
> }
>
> price = CD*Co*DiscountFunc[0];
>
> for (int i=1; i<(LM.size()); ++i) {
> price = price+0.5*Co*DiscountFunc[i];
> }
>
>
> }
> else {
> double DiscountFunc;
> DiscountFunc = exp(-RN*CD);
> price = (1+CD*Co)*DiscountFunc;
> }
> return Rcpp::wrap(price);
>
> '
>
>
> IRNPV.CPP <- cxxfunction(signature(CoupDate="NumericVector",
> coupNo="NumericVector", coup="NumericVector",rate="NumericVector"),
> IR.NPV.TIPS.CBF.SRC, include=CMATH, plugin="RcppArmadillo")
>
>
>
> Thank you,
> Simon
>
>
> --
> Simon Alexander Riddell
> Economic Research RA
> Federal Reserve Bank
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