subset.mask: Subset, Split or Combine Mask Objects
Description
Retain selected rows of a mask object.
Usage
# S3 method for mask
subset(x, subset, ...)
# S3 method for mask
split(x, f, drop = FALSE, clusters = NULL, ...)
# S3 method for mask
rbind(...)
Value
For subset, an object of class `mask' with only the requested
subset of rows and `type' attribute set to `subset'.
For split, a list of mask objects.
For rbind, an object of class `mask' with all unique rows from
the masks in ..., and `type' attribute set to `rbind'.
Arguments
x
mask object
subset
numeric or logical vector to select rows of mask
f
factor or object that may be coerced to a factor
drop
logical indicating if levels that do not occur should be dropped (if f is a factor)
clusters
list of traps objects, each defining a cluster (alternative to f)
...
two or more mask objects (rbind only)
Warning
The spacing attribute is carried over from the input (it is not updated
automatically). In the case of very sparse masks (i.e. those with
isolated points) this may lead to an unexpected value for this
attribute. (Automatic updating requires excessive computation time
and/or memory for very large masks).
Details
The subscripts in subset may be of type integer, character or
logical as described in Extract.
The split method may use either a factor f with one value for each row or a list of clusters, each a traps object. The output mask corresponding to each cluster is the subset of the original mask points that lie within buffer of a trap within the cluster; buffer is computed as the maximum distance between a mask point in x and any detector in clusters. Sub-masks specified with clusters may overlap.