[ARROW-15807] [R] Update as.Date() to support direct casting from double/float

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: R
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/31248
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Dragoș Moldovan-Grünfeld
• Created: 28/Feb/22 17:42
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 11:39

Description

This might need support from C++ as, at present, it is not possible to cast directly from a double. Currently, we are flooring the double to an integer as an intermediate step.

Issue Links

• depends upon: ARROW-15798 [R][C++] Discussion: Plans for date casting from int to support an origin option?