[R] getAttr problem

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Fri, 9 May 2003, Stoyanov, Tsvetan wrote:

> Ok, 
> 
> it is trivial, it in in the R function, it has as.double which removes the names.
> Anyhow, the example in the text should be clarified.


Let me point out the following extract from R-exts.R, *in the same directory*

## ----- outer products example -----

out <- function(x, y) .Call("out", as.double(x), as.double(y))
out(1:3, 2:4)

x <- as.double(1:3); names(x) <- letters[x]
# so as not to lose names
out <- function(x, y) .Call("out", x, y)
out(x, as.double(2:4))

so the lack of clarity is not in the R sources (which do at least get the 
function names right).

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