[Rd] dimnames(X)[[2]] <- foo fails (PR#1122)

[ripley@stats.ox.ac.uk]

Since this works in recent S-PLUS and is not in the FAQ as a difference, I
presume it is an unintentional one.  If it is intentional, this is for the
wishlist that this be removed.

S-PLUS (6.0)
> X <- matrix(1:4, 2, 2)
> dimnames(X)[[2]] <- letters[1:2]
> X
     a b
[1,] 1 3
[2,] 2 4

R 1.3.1
> X <- matrix(1:4, 2, 2)
> dimnames(X)[[2]] <- letters[1:2]
Error: more elements supplied than there are to replace
> colnames(X) <- 1:2
> dimnames(X)[[2]] <- letters[1:2]
> X
     a b
[1,] 1 3
[2,] 2 4

which is none too obvious an error message, and somewhat inconsistent.


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