[R] matching lists

[baptiste auguie]

Try this,

numbers <- c("one","two","three","four")
values <- c(10,20,30,40)
v <- list(sample(numbers,3),sample(numbers,2))
v
sapply(v,function(.l) values[match(.l, numbers)] )


HTH,

baptiste

On 14 Apr 2009, at 13:01, Manoel Silva wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> Here's my problem. I have two lists:
>
>> v
> [[1]]
> [1] "five"
> [[2]]
> [1] "four"
> [[3]]
> [1] "three"
> [[4]]
> [1] "two"
> [[5]]
> [1] "one"
> [[6]]
> [1] "six"
> [[7]]
> [1] "five"  "four"  "three" "two"   "one"   "six"
> [[8]]
> [1] "four"  "three" "two"   "one"   "six"
> [[9]]
> [1] "three" "two"   "one"   "six"
> [[10]]
> [1] "two" "one" "six"
>
>
> and the other is something like:
>
>> values
>       numbers
> five       50
> four       40
> three      30
> two        10
> one        10
> six        10
>>
>
>
>
> I'm trying to get a list similar to "v", but in which the entries  
> "three", "two", and so on are replaced by the values in the second  
> list. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> best regards,
>
> Manoel
>
>
>
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