Dear List
A 2-dimensional array seems to be "interpreted" as a matrix whereas higher
dimensional arrays are interpreted as arrays, e.g.
> a1 <- array(1:8,c(2,2,2))
> class(a1)
[1] "array"
> a2 <- array(1:4,c(2,2))
> class(a2)
[1] "matrix"
If I write a generic function (apologies if this is the wrong word) on arrays as
foo <- function(x) UseMethod("foo")
foo.array <- function(x) sum(x)
then this fails on a 2-dimensional array:
> foo(a1)
[1] 36
> foo(a2)
Error in UseMethod("foo") : no applicable method for "foo"
Is there any way in which I can "force" a2 to being "interpreted" as having
class "array" rather than "matrix" so that foo will work on a2???
Thanks in advance
Søren
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