[R] performing the same commands on two different data sets

[Sarah Goslee]

You skipped a step: the get() function allows you to use the name
of an object to load the object itself.

ID<-c(“D1”,”D2”)

for (i in 1:length(ID)){
   data<- get(ID[i])
   do stuff with data
}

Alternatively you could write a function that takes the object
as its argument.

myFunction <- function(data) {
   do stuff with data
}

myFunction(D1)
myFunction(D2)

Naming your objects data and Data is a recipe for confusion, though.

Sarah

On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 9:19 AM, kayj <kjaja27 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
>
> I would like to perform the same set of commands on the two different sets.
> I would to avoid writing the same set of command twice so I was wondering if
> there is an smart way to do this. I was thinking to use a loop as follows
>
> Data<-read.table(file=”data.txt”, header=T, sep=’\t’)
> D1<-Data[,1:30]
> D2<-Data[,30:60]
>
> ID<-c(“D1”,”D2”)
> for (i in 1:length(ID)){
> data<-ID[i]
>
> }
>
> I can not assign D1 or D2 as data<-ID[i]? is there a way to do this?
>
> Thanks
>
>
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