Try this: > dummy id code value 1 1 hi 10.3 2 1 lo 5.2 3 2 hi 19.4 4 3 hi 20.0 5 3 lo 12.0 6 4 lo 5.8
> reshape(dummy, idvar='id', timevar='code', direction='wide') id value.hi value.lo 1 1 10.3 5.2 3 2 19.4 NA 4 3 20.0 12.0 6 4 NA 5.8 Brian -----Original Message----- From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Wacek Kusnierczyk Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 5:39 PM To: Tan, Richard Cc: r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] transform key value pair to column see ?stack, for example. vQ Tan, Richard wrote: > Hi, is there a good way (instead of a time-consuming for loop) to > transfer a key/value pair dataframe to a dataframe with key as column > and value as row? For example, I have a dataframe with three columns: > id, code, value: > > id,code,value > 1,hi,10.3 > 1,lo,5.2 > 2,hi,19.4 > 3,hi,20 > 3,lo,12 > 4,lo,5.8 > > I want to get a dataframe like this: > > id,hi,lo > 1,10.3,5.2 > 2,19.4,NA > 3,20,12 > 4,NA,5.8 > > Thank you, > Richard > > [[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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message w/attachments (message) may be privileged, confidential or proprietary, and if you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, do not use or share it and delete it. Unless specifically indicated, this message is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any investment products or other financial product or service, an official confirmation of any transaction, or an official statement of Merrill Lynch. Subject to applicable law, Merrill Lynch may monitor, review and retain e-communications (EC) traveling through its networks/systems. The laws of the country of each sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you are located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. References to "Merrill Lynch" are references to any company in the Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. group of companies, which are wholly-owned by Bank of America Corporation. Secu! rities and Insurance Products: * Are Not FDIC Insured * Are Not Bank Guaranteed * May Lose Value * Are Not a Bank Deposit * Are Not a Condition to Any Banking Service or Activity * Are Not Insured by Any Federal Government Agency. Attachments that are part of this E-communication may have additional important disclosures and disclaimers, which you should read. This message is subject to terms available at the following link: http://www.ml.com/e-communications_terms/. By messaging with Merrill Lynch you consent to the foregoing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________ 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.
