> -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org > [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of YUPU LIANG > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 11:24 AM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] how to force R to evaluate variable? > > Hi, > > I want to construct a list as > > Lst <- list(name_1=object_1, ..., name_m=object_m) > > If name_1 is a variable with value "NAME1", how can I ask R to use > "NAME1" instead of 'name_1' as the name of the list element?
One way is to add the elements one by one using [[<-. E.g., Lst <- list() Lst[[name_1]] <- object_1 Lst[[name_2]] <- object_2 ... You can also do Lst <- list(object_1, object_2, ...) names(Lst) <- c(name_1, name_2, ...) Bill Dunlap TIBCO Software Inc - Spotfire Division wdunlap tibco.com > Thanks! > Yupu > [[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.
