On 13-Oct-03 Martin Maechler wrote:
> slightly more recommendable code is
>
> result <- try(myfun(...))
> if(inherits(result, "try-error")) next
>
>
> - using inherits(obj, cls) is more robust than
> class(obj) == cls because it also works when `obj' has more
> than one class (e.g. a `glm' object) or when `obj' has no
> class {i.e. when `methods' is not attached or in older R versions}.
Thanks! (I had been worried about exactly this kind of issue, though in
fact it worked in the case I had.)
> - no trailing ";"
... Old C (and awk) habits die hard ...
Ted.
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