[R] Individual rename of list items

[Dieter Menne]

I am confused by the logic of renaming:

# Rename individual list items?

Empl<-list(employee="Anna",spouse="Fred")
names(Empl)<-c("empl","spo")
names(Empl)
#[1] "empl" "spo"
# worked like a charm... but

names(Empl[1])<-"newempl"
# no error message, yet ....
names(Empl)
#[1] "empl" "spo"
# where's my newempl???????


If this line

  names(Empl[1])<-"newempl"

was stupid, why is there no error message?

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Dr. Dieter Menne
Biomed Software
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FAX (49) (7071) 55 10 46
dieter.menne at menne-biomed.de
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