Thanks!
Rolf Turner-3 wrote:
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> On 29/10/2009, at 11:25 AM, skyjo wrote:
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>>
>> Hello. I am trying to write an interactive function that asks the
>> user for a
>> vector of observations. Unfortunately, if a user inputs a vector, R
>> treats
>> the vector name as a string instead of a variable. Here is an example:
>>
>>
>> vector.input<-function(){
>> k<-as.integer(readline("Input number of vectors: "))
>> obs<-as.integer(readline("Input number of observations per vector
>> (assumed equal): "))
>> matrix<-matrix((rep(0,k*obs)),ncol=k)
>> for(f in 1:k){
>> matrix[,f]<-as.vector(readline("Input vector of observations: "))
>> }
>> matrix
>> }
>>
>> v1<-c(1:5)
>> v2<-c(6:10)
>>
>>> vector.input()
>> Input number of vectors: 2
>> Input number of observations per vector (assumed equal): 5
>> Input vector of observations: v1
>> Input vector of observations: v2
>> [,1] [,2]
>> [1,] "v1" "v2"
>> [2,] "v1" "v2"
>> [3,] "v1" "v2"
>> [4,] "v1" "v2"
>> [5,] "v1" "v2"
>>
>> This resulting matrix is obviously not what I wanted. How can I get
>> the
>> final matrix to look like:
>>
>>> matrix
>> [,1] [,2]
>> [1,] 1 6
>> [2,] 2 7
>> [3,] 3 8
>> [4,] 4 9
>> [5,] 5 10
>>
>> ?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Skyler
>>
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