From hankin.robin at gmail.com  Sun Jan  8 20:58:55 2012
From: hankin.robin at gmail.com (robin hankin)
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 08:58:55 +1300
Subject: [Rd] seq_along and rep_along
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hello folks

[snip]

> but it is frustrating when base
> functionality only works with vectors, not matrices, or arrays. It
> would be more compelling if (e.g.) t and rev also had dimension
> arguments.
>
> Hadley
>
> --

well put!  I would add, though, that t() generalizes to aperm(),
and the magic package contains  arev()  which is a generalization
of rev().

I'm always on the lookout for other array functionality of this type
that might sit well with magic.  Anyone?

best wishes

Robin




> Assistant Professor / Dobelman Family Junior Chair
> Department of Statistics / Rice University
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Robin Hankin
Uncertainty Analyst
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[Rd] seq_along and rep_along
robin hankin