[R] Vector to Matrix transformation

[Peter Dalgaard]

Shubha Vishwanath Karanth wrote:
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> I have a vector V1 of unknown length, say n. I need to convert this into
> a matrix C of row size=5, and accordingly the column should be updated.
> I tried with:
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> C=as.matrix(V1,5,n/5)
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> But it is not working...Could somebody help me on this?
matrix(), not as.matrix()

The help page for as.matrix displays quite clearly that as.matrix takes
only a single argument x.

You can also set the dimensions using dim(V1) <- c(5, n/5)

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