Re: [R] Error in if loop

No. Think of "if" only as a means to control program flow. Use ifelse to use conditional logic on each item of a vector Best wishes, Mark On 21/10/2007, stat stat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Mark, > > Thanks for this. Can you please explain me what is the difference between > ifelse and

Re: [R] Error in if loop

Dear Mark, Thanks for this. Can you please explain me what is the difference between ifelse and if? generally if there is more than one syntax within the 'if' I use 'if' loop otherwise I use 'ifelse' loop. Is it the only difference between them? Mark Wardle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 21/10/

Re: [R] Error in if loop

On 21/10/2007, stat stat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have created a if loop as follows: > > name = "e" > if (name == "v") > { >u = 0 > } > else u = 1 > > however i am getting error : Error: unexpected 'else' in "else" There are 3 issues here: 1. Do you appreciate the difference between i

[R] Error in if loop

I have created a if loop as follows: name = "e" if (name == "v") { u = 0 } else u = 1 however i am getting error : Error: unexpected 'else' in "else" definitely I can write in : ifelse() form, however I want to write in this way. Can anyone tell me where is my error? thanks in advance