Main Data Structures

[coatless]

• [x] RObject
  • [x] Policy-based design
  • [x] List main policies
• [x] Vector
  • [x] 1D homogenous array
  • [x] Policies
  • [x] typedefs
  • [x] constructors
  • [x] warn about pointer structure
  • [x] example creations (include clone)
• [x] Matrix
  • [x] 2D homogeneous class built on vector
  • [x] policies
  • [x] typedefs
  • [x] constructors
  • [x] warn about pointer structure
  • [x] example creations (include clone)
• [x] List (even though it's really just a Vector in disguise)
  • [x] 1D heterogenous array typedef of vector
  • [x] note different initialization values (not 0, defaults to NULL)
  • [x] example creations of named/unnamed with shorthand _["a"]
• [x] DataFrame
  • [x] 2D heterogenous typedef of DataFrame_Impl extends Vector
  • [x] emphasis special creation
  • [x] example creations of named with shorthand _["a"]
  • [x] note that unnamed DataFrames throw an error.
• [ ] Date
  • [ ] single unit connect w/ DateVector
  • [ ] constructors
  • [ ] examples
• [ ] Datetime
  • [ ] single unit connect w/ DatetimeVector
  • [ ] constructors
  • [ ] examples

[eddelbuettel]

I would mention RObject as it is a cleaner alternative to using SEXP when you need something like a union type.