[R] use variable value as vector name
Erik Iverson
iverson at biostat.wisc.edu
Thu Jul 10 00:44:49 CEST 2008
a <- "apple"
b <- "pear"
c <- "banana"
result <- c(2, 3, 5)
names(result) <- c(a, b, c)
Qian R wrote:
> Here is my problem
>
> a <- data$name[1]
> b <- data$name[2]
> c <- data$name[3]
>
> a
> "apple"
> b
> "pear"
> c
> "banana"
>
> result <- c( a = 2 , b=3, c=5)
>
> output:
> a b c
> 2 3 5
>
> But I want my output
> apple pear banana
> 2 3 5
>
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