Try this: a <- structure(1:3, x = 3) b <- "attributes<-"(11:15, attributes(a)) dput(b)
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 7:09 AM, Alon Wasserman <alon....@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I would like to know how to assign values to a whole vector while keeping > its attributes. For example, say I have > a <- structure(1:3,x=3) > and I want to change the values to 2:4. If I do, a <- 2:4, the attribute x > will be lost. I have a workaround for this case, which is to use subset > assignment > a[1:3] <- 2:4. > However, what if I want to also change the length of a? Then this workaround > doesn't work and also assigning into length(a) drops the attributes. More > severe workarounds (such as keeping the attributes and then reassigning > them) work, but if there's a simple solution, I'd be happy to use it. > Thanks, > Alon > > [[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.
