Hi: This is probably not quite what you had in mind, but both work for your example - I think the second is probably easier.
x <- c("a", "b") y <- c("x", "y") as.vector(outer(x, y, function(x, y) paste(x, y, sep = ''))) [1] "ax" "bx" "ay" "by" apply(expand.grid(x, y), 1, paste, collapse = '') [1] "ax" "bx" "ay" "by" HTH, Dennis On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 2:53 AM, Rainer M Krug <r.m.k...@gmail.com> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi > > I know there is a function - I have used it before - but I always forget > what it is called... > > I need the combination of two character vectors, i.e: > > x <- c("a", "b") > y <- c("x", "y") > > z <- THEFUNCTION(x, y) > > z == c("ax", "ay", "bx", "by") > > I promise I will write the name of the function on my desk! > > Thanks, > > Rainer > > - -- > Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation > Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) > > Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology > Natural Sciences Building > Office Suite 2039 > Stellenbosch University > Main Campus, Merriman Avenue > Stellenbosch > South Africa > > Tel: +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44 > Cell: +27 - (0)8 39 47 90 42 > Fax (SA): +27 - (0)8 65 16 27 82 > Fax (D) : +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44 > Fax (FR): +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44 > email: rai...@krugs.de > > Skype: RMkrug > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAk15/yMACgkQoYgNqgF2egq82wCghEyb/0Hk+4zsC4Z60ftIyHDp > FTIAniqqbmpkvqnglOM/FlCUMwbGfgbe > =qHes > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ______________________________________________ > 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. > [[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.