Re: [Rd] is.whole()

2014-10-28 Thread Greg Snow
Just to anticipate future discussion from math purists (and hopefully not to throw too much of a wrench in the works), what would be the return of: is.whole(-1) or is.whole(-1L) ? I can see arguments for both TRUE and FALSE from both the math purity group and the "what will happen when I try t

Re: [Rd] is.whole()

2014-10-28 Thread Martin Maechler
> Therneau, Terry M , Ph D > on Tue, 28 Oct 2014 07:44:20 -0500 writes: > Martin, > I can't imagine using such a function myself, the reason being that as Bill and Duncan > point out, the correct answer depends on the situation. yes, of course. OTOH, if the function is

Re: [Rd] is.whole()

2014-10-28 Thread Therneau, Terry M., Ph.D.
Martin, I can't imagine using such a function myself, the reason being that as Bill and Duncan point out, the correct answer depends on the situation. But given the regular reappearance of this topic, I think that perhaps creation of your function is a good idea, largely to function as a rep