Thanks Shubha, Petr and Patrick - Erm, yes perhaps I wasn't clear, when I said "label" I didn't mean names, I meant the labels provided by Hmisc. So for example v=c("lab1","lab2","lab3") a<-b<-c<-1:3 df=data.frame(cbind(a,b,c))
I can do label(df$a)="lab1" label(df$b)="lab2" etc Or attributes(df$a)$label="lab1" etc But I would like to do this with a loop or an apply function. Thanks and best wishes Steve Powell proMENTE social research research | evaluation | training & consulting Kranjčevićeva 35, 71000 Sarajevo mobile: +387 61 215 997 | office: +387 33 556 865 | fax: +387 33 556 866 skype: stevepowell99 www.promente.org -----Original Message----- From: Patrick Burns [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 October 2007 11:50 To: Steve Powell Subject: Re: [R] Apply vector of labels to columns of data frame Your question is not very clear, but is this what you want: colnames(v) <- paste('lab', 1:ncol(v), sep='') Patrick Burns [EMAIL PROTECTED] +44 (0)20 8525 0696 http://www.burns-stat.com (home of S Poetry and "A Guide for the Unwilling S User") Steve Powell wrote: >Dear list members >I would like to apply a vector of labels >v=c("lab1","lab2","lab3") >to a dataframe >df=data.frame(1:3,1:3,1:3) >using some kind of loop or apply function. >Any ideas? >Thanks > > >Steve Powell > > > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >17:03 > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > >______________________________________________ >R-help@r-project.org mailing list >https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >PLEASE do read the posting guide >http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. 04.10.2007 17:03 Checked by AVG Free Edition. 04.10.2007 17:03 ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.