[Rd] as.character on NaN gives "NaN", is that intentional?

[Ulrike Grömping]

Dear DevelopeRs,

I am surprised about the outcome of the second command:

str(as.character(as.numeric("ee"))) 
str(as.character(log(-1)))

I would have expected a character NA. Is there an intention behind this 
behavior?

Best, Ulrike

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