Message-ID: <49D3205F.7020200@pburns.seanet.com>
Date: 2009-04-01T08:05:51Z
From: Patrick Burns
Subject: Variable Wildcard Value
I would be truly amazed if the answer were "yes".
I find this the most fascinating question on R-help
for a long time, maybe ever. Can you tell us what
you have in mind and what your ultimate purpose is?
Patrick Burns
patrick at burns-stat.com
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(home of "The R Inferno" and "A Guide for the Unwilling S User")
Francis Smart wrote:
> Is there a wildcard value for vector values in r?
>
> For instance:
>
>
>> M <- *wildcard
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>
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>> (M==1)
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> TRUE
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>> (M=="peanut butter")
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> TRUE
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>> is.na(M)
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> FALSE
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> thanks,
> Francis
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