between drops matrix class

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r
Domain
data

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Start by reproducing the matrix example and inspect the %between% implementation and its documentation, especially the statement that it is equivalent to x >= lower & x <= upper. Determine whether matrix handling or the documented equivalence should change, then add or update coverage so the documented behavior and matrix result are consistent.

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IIUC, %between% is supposed to act as a shorthand for x >= a & x >= b.

But observe:

x = matrix(1:4, 2L, 2L)
x >= 2L & x <= 3L
#       [,1]  [,2]
# [1,] FALSE  TRUE
# [2,]  TRUE FALSE
x %between% c(2L, 3L)
# [1] FALSE  TRUE  TRUE FALSE

Not sure if this usage goes against the idea of between, but certainly the docs aren't true:

between is equivalent to x >= lower & x <= upper...

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