| roman {utils} | R Documentation |
Manipulate integers as roman numerals.
as.roman(x)
x |
a numeric vector, or a character vector of arabic or roman numerals. |
as.roman creates objects of class "roman" which are
internally represented as integers, and have suitable methods for
printing, formatting, subsetting, and coercion to character.
Only numbers between 1 and 3899 have a unique representation as roman numbers.
Wikipedia contributors (2006). Roman numerals. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman_numerals&oldid=78252134. Accessed September 29, 2006.
## First five roman 'numbers'. (y <- as.roman(1 : 5)) ## Middle one. y[3] ## Current year as a roman number. (y <- as.roman(format(Sys.Date(), "%Y"))) ## 10 years ago ... y - 10