Typo below, 'latter' -> 'former'. namedVector[[i]] drops the names and namedVector[i] does not.
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 William Dunlap > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 8:57 AM > To: Alexander; r-help@r-project.org > Subject: Re: [R] working on a vector with named elements - unname > > You could use [[ instead of [, as the XXlatterXX drops former > the names. E.g., after > > v <- c("a"=3,"a"=4,"c"=5,"d"=6) > change your > > c("n"=v["a"]+v["c"],"n1"=v["d"]*3) # "n.a"=8 "n1.d"=18 > n.a n1.d > 8 18 > to > > c("n"=v[["a"]]+v[["c"]],"n1"=v[["d"]]*3) # "n"=8 "n1"=18 > n n1 > 8 18 > > 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 Alexander > > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 1:43 AM > > To: r-help@r-project.org > > Subject: [R] working on a vector with named elements - unname > > > > Hi, I am working under R2.11.1 Windows. > > I work with a set of parameters which is save under a vector. I think it is > > easier to understand, which parameter is called in the vector by naming all > > vector elements. For example, we have a vector which the parameters a,b,c,d. > > Is it normal to allow, that there are two elements with the same name? I > > think for lists, it is also possible. If I want to regroup the elements and > > work on them, they always keep their old name. Event if I attribute to a new > > name, the new name and the old name merge (lign3) > > > > v<-c("a"=3,"a"=4,"c"=5,"d"=6) > > v["a"] #output 3 > > c("n"=v["a"]+v["c"],"n1"=v["d"]*3) # "n.a"=8 "n1.d"=18 > > > > Is there any better solution/datatype to this ? > > > > c("n"=unname(v["a"])+unname(v["c"]),"n1"=unname(v["d"])*3) # "n"=8 "n1"=18 > > > > Thanks a lot > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > > http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/working-on-a-vector-with-named-elements- > > unname-tp4389930p4389930.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. ______________________________________________ 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.
