Hi with your specific example you can use
remat<-function(mat) { mt<-t(mat) mt<-c(mt[1:3], rep(0,6), mt[4:6]) matrix(mt, 2,6, byrow=TRUE) } lapply(sample, remat) Regards Petr > -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces@r- > project.org] On Behalf Of Kathryn Lord > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 9:00 AM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] matrix manipulation with its rows > > Dear R users, > > I have a question about matrix manipulation with its rows. > > Plz see the simple example below > > > sample <- list(matrix(1:6, nr=2,nc=3), matrix(7:12, nr=2,nc=3), > matrix(13:18,nr=2,nc=3)) > > > sample > [[1]] > [,1] [,2] [,3] > [1,] 1 3 5 > [2,] 2 4 6 > > [[2]] > [,1] [,2] [,3] > [1,] 7 9 11 > [2,] 8 10 12 > > [[3]] > [,1] [,2] [,3] > [1,] 13 15 17 > [2,] 14 16 18 > > With this list, I'd like to create this below > > [[1]] > [,1] [,2] [,3] [,4] [,5] [,6] > [1,] 1 3 5 0 0 0 > [2,] 0 0 0 2 4 6 > > [[2]] > [,1] [,2] [,3] [,4] [,5] [,6] > [1,] 7 9 11 0 0 0 > [2,] 0 0 0 8 10 12 > > [[3]] > [,1] [,2] [,3] [,4] [,5] [,6] > [1,] 13 15 17 0 0 0 > [2,] 0 0 0 14 16 18 > > > > Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated. > > Regards, > > Kathryn Lord > > [[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. ______________________________________________ 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.