Re: [R] question about user written function (newb question)

2012-02-26 Thread Gabor Grothendieck
On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 9:06 AM, knavero wrote: > Quick newb question about R relating to the line of code below: > > rawCool = read.zoo("cooling.txt", FUN = as.chron, format = "%m/%d/%Y %H:%M", > sep = "\t", aggregate = function(x) tail(x, 1)) > > I'm wondering what the specifics are for the argu

Re: [R] question about user written function (newb question)

2012-02-26 Thread R. Michael Weylandt
Short answer to a very good question: one has to use "function(x) tail(x, 1)" syntax to avoid using the default tail(x, 6). There are some other ways to achieve the same thing, but I think this syntax is generally preferred for its clarity. Other question: yes I believe so. Michael On Sun, Feb