x <- 1:10 cumsum(x) b
On Nov 7, 2007, at 5:59 PM, Alexy Khrabrov wrote: > I need a vector with sums of vectors up to each position in the > original. The imperative version is simple: > > # running sum: the traditional imperative way > sumr.1 <- function(x) { > s <- c() > ss <- 0 > for (i in 1:length(x)) { > ss <- ss + x[i] > s[i] <- ss > } > s > } > > Yet I want a functional way, which is shorter: > > # running sum: functional way, but inefficient one! > sumr.2 <- function(x) { > sapply(1:length(x), function(i) sum(x[1:i])) > } > > -- the problem with the latter is, we need to create indices to run > over them, and the sum is recomputed anew for each position, while > the imperative version iterates without recomputing. Is there a > better functional solution? > > Cheers, > Alexy > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.