Methods for asNumeric(<mpfr>)
Methods for function asNumeric (in package gmp).
## S4 method for signature 'mpfrArray' asNumeric(x)
signature(x = "mpfrArray")this method also dispatches
for mpfrMatrix and returns a numeric array.
signature(x = "mpfr")for non-array/matrix,
asNumeric(x) is basically the same as as.numeric(x).
Martin Maechler
our lower level (non-generic) toNum(). Further,
asNumeric (package gmp),
standard R's as.numeric().
x <- (0:7)/8 # (exact)
X <- mpfr(x, 99)
stopifnot(identical(asNumeric(x), x),
identical(asNumeric(X), x))
m <- matrix(1:6, 3,2)
(M <- mpfr(m, 99) / 5) ##-> "mpfrMatrix"
asNumeric(M) # numeric matrix
stopifnot(all.equal(asNumeric(M), m/5),
identical(asNumeric(m), m))# remains matrixPlease choose more modern alternatives, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.