="sourceCode r"><span class="st">"&lt;"</span></code>,
<code class="sourceCode r"><span class="st">"&gt;"</span></code> and
<code class="sourceCode r"><span class="st">"!="</span></code>
etc., to allow a fully functional collection of subsetting
possibilities.</p>
<p>Combining on this type of vector creates an object of the same
class:</p>
<div class="sourceCode" id="cb3"><pre class="downlit sourceCode r">
<code class="sourceCode R"><span><span class="va">x2</span> <span class="op">&lt;-</span> <span class=