src/library/base/R/mode.R

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mode <- function(x) {
    if(is.expression(x)) return("expression")
    if(is.call(x))
	return(switch(deparse(x[[1L]])[1L],
		      "(" = "(",
		      ## otherwise
		      "call"))
    if(is.name(x)) "name" else
    switch(tx <- typeof(x),
	   double =, integer = "numeric", # 'real=' dropped, 2000/Jan/14
	   closure =, builtin =, special = "function",
	   ## otherwise
	   tx)
}

`mode<-` <- function(x, value)
{
    if (storage.mode(x) == value) return(x)
    if(is.factor(x)) stop("invalid to change the storage mode of a factor")
    atr <- attributes(x)
    isSingle <- !is.null(attr(x, "Csingle"))
    setSingle <- value == "single"
    mde <- get(paste0("as.",value), mode = "function", envir = parent.frame())
    x <- mde(x)
    attributes(x) <- atr
    ## this avoids one copy
    if(setSingle != isSingle)
        attr(x, "Csingle") <- if(setSingle) TRUE # else NULL
    x
}

storage.mode <- function(x)
    switch(tx <- typeof(x),
	   closure = , builtin = , special = "function",
	   ## otherwise
	   tx)

### storage.mode<- is primitive as from R 2.6.0