[R] A question about function behavior

Alexandre Brito alexbri at netcabo.pt
Wed Apr 20 20:55:51 CEST 2005


I think you want this:

b<- function(t) {pmax(0,t+1)}

alex


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jorge Ahumada" <jahumada at usgs.gov>
To: <r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 6:02 PM
Subject: [R] A question about function behavior


> Hello,
>
> I have been trying to figure this one out, but don't seem to go
> anywhere. I have a function like this:
>
> a = function(t) {
>
> max(0,t+1)
>
> }
>
> very simple, but if I pass a vector of n values to this function I
> expect n evaluations of max and instead I get only one value (the
> largest value of them all..). Is there anyway to do this without
> invoking a for loop?
>
> thanks,
>
> Jorge
>
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