Coercion {spam}

Coercion to a Vector

Description

Coercion of spam matrices to proper vector objects

Usage

## S4 method for signature 'spam'
as.vector(x, mode = "any")

Arguments

x

spam object.

mode

character string naming an atomic mode or "any"/"list"/"expression".

Details

This coercion allows smooth transitions between different matrix formats, see example below.
The Cholesky factors are first transformed to a spam object.

Value

If structurebased=TRUE, the vector x@entries.
Conversely, if structurebased=FALSE, the result is identical to one with as.vector(as.matrix(x)).

Author(s)

Reinhard Furrer

See Also

spam.options

Examples

x <- diag(2)
ifelse( x, x, 1-x)
ifelse( x, as.vector(x), 1-as.vector(x))

x <- diag.spam(2)
options(spam.structurebased=FALSE)
ifelse( x, as.vector(x), 1-as.vector(x))
options(spam.structurebased=TRUE)
ifelse( x, as.vector(x), 1-as.vector(x))