You can easily write a simple function to do that: letters2num <- function(x) { nletters <- 1:length(LETTERS) names(nletters) <- LETTERS nletters[x] }
> x <- c("A", "X", "F", "W", "G", "V", "L") > letters2num(x) A X F W G V L 1 24 6 23 7 22 12 -Christos > -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org > [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Leandro Marino > Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 10:06 AM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] Numbers > > Hi, > > I know the function LETTERS, but, now I have some letters to > convert it in numbers, like A=1,B=2, etc... Is any function > to do that? > > Atenciosamente, > Leandro Lins Marino > Centro de Avaliação > Fundação CESGRANRIO > Rua Santa Alexandrina, 1011 - 2º andar > Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP: 20261-903 > R (21) 2103-9600 R.:236 > ( (21) 8777-7907 > ( lean...@cesgranrio.org.br > > "Aquele que suporta o peso da sociedade > é precisamente aquele que obtém > as menores vantagens". (SMITH, Adam) > > P Antes de imprimir pense em sua responsabilidade e > compromisso com o MEIO AMBIENTE > > ______________________________________________ > 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.