Rdatatable / Rdatatable/data.table

Add rollequal=TRUE|FALSE

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feature request joins non-equi joins
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Description

Submitted by: Matt Dowle; Assigned to: Nobody; R-Forge link

As raised here :

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15533805/how-to-find-the-last-or-next-entry-using-r-package-data-table-and-rolling-joins

The rollequal=FALSE would be done at C level to avoid the R level allocs.

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Research direction

Start with the linked Stack Overflow discussion and the R-Forge tracker entry, then locate data.table's rolling-join implementation and its C-level path. Confirm the intended rollequal=TRUE|FALSE behavior and verify that FALSE avoids the stated R-level allocations; done means the option works for rolling joins and has coverage in the relevant tests.

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Tech stack
r
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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