try this:

> q<-list(1, 2:3, 4:6, 7:10)
> w<-list(0, 1:2, 3:7, 8:10)
> result <- sapply(seq(length(q)), function(.indx) length(intersect(q[[.indx]], 
> w[[.indx]])))
> result
[1] 0 1 3 3
>


On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 7:15 PM, Stefan Th. Gries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I have two lists that have the same number of numeric vectors such as:
> q<-list(1, 2:3, 4:6, 7:10)
> w<-list(0, 1:2, 3:7, 8:10)
>
> What I want to do is create a vector desired.result that looks like
> this but I am thinking there must be some kind of non-loop /
> "\\wapply" way to so ...
>
> desired.result<-numeric()
> for (i in 1:4) desired.result[i]<-length(intersect(q[[i]], w[[i]]))
> desired.result
>
> Any ideas? Thx,
> STG
>
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