Does the following do what you want? You didn't describe the rule and the example output was truncated:
EV <- c( 9,16,19,21,67,71,82,87,110,112,141,156,201,211,248,264,272,298,331, 341,347,361,373,468,490,493,504,508,806,830,833,883,885,897,953,955) SV <- c( 3,21,28,33,229,379,396,532,535,541,630,634,643,645,647,654,656,677,680, 685,687,718,727,735,738,746,748,751,766,768,903,926,936,995,999) f1 <- function(EV, SV) { names(EV) <- rep("EV", length(EV)) SV <- SV[SV >= min(EV)] names(SV) <- rep("SV", length(SV)) z <- sort(c(SV, EV)) nms <- names(z) unname(z[c(TRUE, nms[-1] != nms[-length(z)])]) } f1(EV,SV) # gives [1] 9 21 21 28 67 229 248 379 468 532 806 903 953 995 # wanted 9, 21, 21, 28, 67, 229, 248, 379.. Bill Dunlap Spotfire, TIBCO Software wdunlap tibco.com > -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On > Behalf Of Mago84 > Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 9:20 AM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] Merging vectors > > Dear R addicts, > > I´m trying to merge two vectors like these and I don´t want to use loops. > > EV > [1] 9 16 19 21 67 71 82 87 110 112 141 156 201 211 248 264 272 298 > 331 > [20] 341 347 361 373 468 490 493 504 508 806 830 833 883 885 897 953 955 > > SV > [1] 3 21 28 33 229 379 396 532 535 541 630 634 643 645 647 654 656 677 > 680 > [20] 685 687 718 727 735 738 746 748 751 766 768 903 926 936 995 999 > > I need to obtain something like this: > 9, 21, 21, 28, 67, 229, 248, 379.. > > Taking one by one of each vector in order. * EV is always the first one*. > > I have never use the function merge, I tried to look for a piece of > information, but I´m not sure that it´s what I should use. > > Could somebody help me? > > Thanks a lot! > > -- > View this message in context: > http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Merging-vectors-tp4246255p4246255.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________ > 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. ______________________________________________ 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.