[R] Convert string to list?

[jim holtman]

Is this what you want:

> str <- "P = 0.0, T = 0.0, Q = 0.0"
> x <- eval(parse(text=paste('list(', str, ')')))
> str(x)
List of 3
 $ P: num 0
 $ T: num 0
 $ Q: num 0
>


On 7/26/07, Manuel Morales <Manuel.A.Morales at williams.edu> wrote:
> Let's say I have the following string:
>
> str <- "P = 0.0, T = 0.0, Q = 0.0"
>
> I'd like to find a function that generates the following object from
> 'str'.
>
> list(P = 0.0, T = 0.0, Q = 0.0)
>
> Thanks!
>
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