[R] Column renaming

[Peter Dalgaard]

Duncan Murdoch wrote:
> On 5/5/2008 10:48 AM, Chip Barnaby wrote:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Is there a less cumbersome way to rename a column by name (as opposed 
>> to index) than --
>>
>> names( X)[ names[ X] == "bob"]<-"sue"
>
> I find this clearer:
>
> X$sue <- X$bob
> X$bob <- NULL
>
...or, essentially the same:

X <- within(X, {sue <-bob; rm(bob)})

Manipulating the names attribute should  be  more efficient, although 
not by order of magnitudes, I think.



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