[R] sorting ascending descending! & THX@coling

Witold Eryk Wolski wolski at molgen.mpg.de
Fri Jan 12 19:17:43 CET 2001


THX.
You are right!!


 a[order(-1*a)]
[1] 110  23   4   3   2


Eryk


coling wrote:

> Hi,
>
>         I know very little of R, but one suggestion could be to multiply your list
> by "-1", then order, then multiply by "-1" again.
>
> Not very nice I realize. But it's "better than a poke in the eye with a
> sharp stick" as a wise man once said.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Colin Gillespie

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