names(height) <- paste0(names(height),".D1") It would be better if you supplied the data using dput()
Have a lookt at https://github.com/hadley/devtools/wiki/Reproducibility for some suggestions on forming a good question. John Kane Kingston ON Canada > -----Original Message----- > From: suparna.mitra...@gmail.com > Sent: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:56:24 +0800 > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] how to add any extra word to existing column heading in R > > Hello R experts, > I want to add some extra words to number to existing column header. Can > anybody tell me how to do that. > > e.g. if I have a data.frame > Height.1 Height.2 Height.6 Height.8 Height.10 Height.11 Height.17 > Height.20 Height.22 Height.31 > MBR1 74 72 0 104 0 250 144 > 0 0 0 > MBR2 0 94 0 150 0 250 158 > 0 0 0 > MBR3 93 167 0 199 0 250 208 > 0 0 0 > MBR4 146 106 0 165 0 250 135 > 0 0 0 > MBR5 149 106 0 0 0 250 141 > 0 0 0 > MBR6 120 0 0 97 0 250 175 > 0 0 0 > MBR7 120 0 0 76 145 250 130 > 0 0 79 > MBR8 89 70 0 114 0 250 211 > 0 0 0 > > I want to rename the heading as > > Height.1.D1 Height.2.D1 Height.6.D1 Height.8.D1 Height.10.D1 > Height.11.D1 Height.17.D1 Height.20.D1 Height.22.D1 Height.31.D1 > MBR1 74 72 0 104 0 250 144 > 0 0 0 > MBR2 0 94 0 150 0 250 158 > 0 0 0 > MBR3 93 167 0 199 0 250 208 > 0 0 0 > MBR4 146 106 0 165 0 250 135 > 0 0 0 > MBR5 149 106 0 0 0 250 141 > 0 0 0 > MBR6 120 0 0 97 0 250 175 > 0 0 0 > MBR7 120 0 0 76 145 250 130 > 0 0 79 > MBR8 89 70 0 114 0 250 211 > 0 0 0 > MBR9 168 0 0 0 0 250 137 > 0 0 0 > MBR11 78 68 0 117 0 250 161 > 0 49 0 > > Any help will be really great. > Thanks, > Mitra > > [[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. ____________________________________________________________ FREE 3D EARTH SCREENSAVER - Watch the Earth right on your desktop! ______________________________________________ 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.
