Division without NAs

Return 0 when the divisor is 0.

Usage

safe_divide(x, y)

Arguments

x

A numeric scalar.

y

A numeric scalar.

Value

The traditional dividend in all cases except where y == 0, in which case it returns 0.

Details

A modified division operation that returns zero when the divisor is zero rather than returning NA. Otherwise returns the quotient.

Examples

safe_divide(1, 2)
#> [1] 0.5
safe_divide(3, 0)
#> [1] 0