[Gretl-devel] Re: Probably a bug in stringify()

> Then I could do >> >> stringify(x, S, <some option>) >> >> and I'd get a series with m distinct values, where m is the number of >> distinct strings in S, with numeric codes set to match. Basically it's a >> third way to create a string-valued series, besides importation from a >> suitable file and stringification of a series that already holds >> suitable numeric codes. > > Perhaps this could be achieved without an extra option - again, the doc > says all positive integers for normal use; so perhaps if x is a > zero-valued series this could be taken to mean this alternative usage. Good idea. We could do that if we reckon it's worthwhile. Any takers for the idea?