BBmisc (version 1.10)

ensureVector: Blow up single scalars / objects to vectors / list by replication.

Description

Useful for standard argument conversion where a user can input a single element, but this has to be replicated now n times for a resulting vector or list.

Usage

ensureVector(x, n, cl = NULL, names = NULL)

Arguments

x

[any] Input element.

n

[integer] Desired length.

cl

[character(1)*] Only do the operation if x inherits from this class, otherwise simply let x pass. Default is NULL which means to always do the operation.

names

[character*] Names for result. Default is NULL, which means no names.

Value

Ether a vector or list of length n with replicated x or x unchanged..