which.closest: which.closest find the number closest to a given value

In haddonm/codeutils: Contains a Series of Utility Functions for File Handling and Programming

which.closest find the number closest to a given value

Description

which.closest finds either the number in a vector which is closest to the input value or its index value

Usage

which.closest(x, invect, index = T)

Arguments

x	the value to lookup
invect	the vector in which to lookup the value x
index	should the closest value be returned or its index; default=TRUE

Value

by default it returns the index in the vector of the value closest to the input value

Examples

## Not run: 
vals <- rnorm(100,mean=5,sd=2)
pick <- which.closest(5.0,vals,index=TRUE)
pick
vals[pick]
which.closest(5.0,vals,index=FALSE)

## End(Not run)

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