R: Sum of an Array While Keeping its Attributes

sumKeepAttr {miscTools} | R Documentation

## Sum of an Array While Keeping its Attributes

### Description

This function returns the sum of an numeric array (e.g. vector or matrix) while keeping its attributes.

### Usage

    sumKeepAttr( x, keepNames = FALSE, na.rm = FALSE )

### Arguments

`x` | an numeric array (e.g. vector or matrix).
`keepNames` | logical. Should the name(s) of the element(s) of`x` be assigned to the returned sum? (only relevant if codex has only one element).
`na.rm` | logical. Passed to `sum`. Should missing values be removed?

### Value

the sum (see `sum`).

### Author(s)

Arne Henningsen

### See Also

`sum`

### Examples

    a <- 1:10
    attr( a, "min" ) <- 1
    attr( a, "max" ) <- 10
    sum(a)
    sumKeepAttr(a)

[Package miscTools version 0.6-22 Index]