I might give this a try as well: my.list <- replicate(3, matrix(0, ncol=3, nrow=3), simplify=FALSE)
---- args(replicate) function (n, expr, simplify = TRUE) > replicate(3, matrix(0, ncol=3, nrow=3), simplify=FALSE) [[1]] [,1] [,2] [,3] [1,] 0 0 0 [2,] 0 0 0 [3,] 0 0 0 [[2]] [,1] [,2] [,3] [1,] 0 0 0 [2,] 0 0 0 [3,] 0 0 0 [[3]] [,1] [,2] [,3] [1,] 0 0 0 [2,] 0 0 0 [3,] 0 0 0 > is.list(replicate(3, matrix(0, ncol=3, nrow=3), simplify=FALSE)) [1] TRUE ---- Bill On Jun 9, 2010, at 9:54 AM, Ivan Calandra wrote: > Hi, > > What about: > my.list <- vector(mode="list", length=number_of_matrices) > ? > > HTH, > Ivan > > Le 6/9/2010 15:46, Luis Borda de Agua a écrit : >> I would like to have a list where each element is a matrix, for example: >> >> my.list<- list(matrix(0, ncol=3, nrow=3), >> matrix(0, ncol=3, nrow=3), >> matrix(0, ncol=3, nrow=3)) >> >> The problem is, I would like to be able to change automatically the number >> of elements in the list (not only three as in the above example). >> >> That is, the instruction creating the list would be a part of a function >> that has an inputing parameter stating how many elements (matrices) the list >> has. >> >> I have tried several things, but none worked. >> However, this seems to be a rather simple problem. >> All help is welcome! >> >> LBA >> >> ______________________________________________ >> 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. >> >> > > -- > Ivan CALANDRA > PhD Student > University of Hamburg > Biozentrum Grindel und Zoologisches Museum > Abt. Säugetiere > Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3 > D-20146 Hamburg, GERMANY > +49(0)40 42838 6231 > ivan.calan...@uni-hamburg.de > > ********** > http://www.for771.uni-bonn.de > http://webapp5.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/mammals/eng/mitarbeiter.php > > ______________________________________________ > 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.