Returning early
Sometimes, you don't need to run through the whole body of a function to get the answer. In that case you can return early from that function using return().
To check if x is divisible by n, you can use is_divisible_by(x, n) from assertive.
Alternatively, use the modulo operator, %%. x %% n gives the remainder when dividing x by n, so x %% n == 0 determines whether x is divisible by n. Try 1:10 %% 3 == 0 in the console.
To solve this exercise, you need to know that a leap year is every 400th year (like the year 2000) or every 4th year that isn't a century (like 1904 but not 1900 or 1905).
assertive is loaded.
Este exercício faz parte do curso
Introduction to Writing Functions in R
Instruções do exercício
- Complete the definition of
is_leap_year(), checking for the cases ofyearbeing divisible by 400, then 100, then 4, returning early from the function in each case.
Exercício interativo prático
Experimente este exercício completando este código de exemplo.
is_leap_year <- function(year) {
# If year is div. by 400 return TRUE
if(___) {
return(___)
}
# If year is div. by 100 return FALSE
if(___) {
___
}
# If year is div. by 4 return TRUE
___
# Otherwise return FALSE
___
}