[R] extracting values from a 3d array using a matrix from indices

[Tamas Papp]

Suppose I have A, an n x m matrix, each element is an integer (an
index).

I also have B, an n x l x m array.  I need C, where

C[n,m] = B[n, A[n, m], m]

I am currently using loops, what would be the "R way" to do this?

Another question: let

A[n, m] <- argmax_l B[n, l, m]

what would be the nicest way of doing this?  Currently I am using
max.col and a single loop, going though the n's.

Background: I solving a discrete-space dynamic programming problem, A
is the optimal policy, C is the value function.  The structure of the
problem allows me to use matrices like above, instead of (n * m) x (n
x m) square matrices.

Thanks

Tamas

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