On 19.06.2008, at 07:24, Paul Adams wrote:
Hello everyone,
I am wanting to replace an element in a matrix with NA. I have used
the following code
dat<-read.table(file="C:\\Documents and Settings\
\....txt",header=T,row.names=1)
file.show(file="C:\\Documents and Settings\\....txt")
Z.matrix<-as.matrix(dat)
Y<-dat[,46:63]
X<-dat[1,51]
dat[1,51]<-NA
Whenever I use this code I get the original value when I type show
(X).I run the script and type
show(X) and the original value is still there.What am I doing wrong?
Well, actually nothing.
R works line by line. You set X<-dat[1,51] with let's say '4711'.
Fine X is now '4711'. Then you change the cell dat[1,51]<-NA. Fine.
If you type show(dat) you'll see that the cell 1,51 is now NA. But X
is still the same, because X is NOT bound to the content of the cell
dat[1,51].
--Hans
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