[Gretl-devel] resample() extension...

... or: what's the best way to draw (with replacement) from an input a vector that has a different length (shorter or longer)? Let's say I have a vector 'myresids' of length T and I want to draw/resample a random vector of length H != T. How can I do that in hansl both efficiently and elegantly? Using 'resample(myresids)[1:H]' would work for H<T but would probably be inefficient, because T random draws are done instead of just H. (Also it would have to be replaced by some kind of loop for H>T.) Or I could do 'myresids[mrandgen(i, 1, T, H, 1)]', which should work for any H and would hopefully be efficient (?). However, IMHO it's not easily readable, because only the parameter H is actually really important in this context, the rest is just confusing syntax. So, might it be useful to have a better equivalent expression for the above? I would have suggested 'resample(myresids, H)', but resample() already has a different second argument. Any hints for the present syntax or suggestions for new syntax features appreciated. thanks, sven