[R] "labels" attached to variable names

[Dimitris Rizopoulos]

Hi Denis,

maybe something like this could be helpful:

x <- rnorm(20, 75); attr(x, "label") <- "Weight of Males"
y <- rnorm(20, 60); attr(y, "label") <- "Weight of Females"
plot. <- function(x, y, ...) plot.default(x, y, xlab=attr(x, "label"), 
ylab=attr(y, "label"), ...)
############
plot(x, y)
plot.(x, y)



Best,
Dimitris

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Denis Chabot" <chabotd at globetrotter.net>
To: <r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 3:40 PM
Subject: [R] "labels" attached to variable names


> Hi,
>
> Can we attach a more descriptive "label" (I may use the wrong 
> terminology, which would explain why I found nothing on the FAQ) to 
> variable names, and later have an easy way to switch to these labels 
> in  plots? I fear this is not possible and one must enter this by 
> hand as  ylab and xlab when making plots.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Denis Chabot
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