[R] Merge usage to update data.frame

[Mario Valle]

Good morning!
I have two datasets with the same structure, one containing all my 
values and the second one that update same of these values (see example 
below).
I want to create a data.frame with all the values of the first dataset 
except when an entry is present in the second dataset, in which case the 
second dataset value is taken.

Is there a better method than my last line kludge?
Thanks for your help!
			mario


t1 <- textConnection("AAA 1
BBB 2
CCC 3")
a <- read.table(t1, stringsAsFactors=FALSE)
close(t1)
t2 <- textConnection("BBB 22")
u <- read.table(t2, stringsAsFactors=FALSE)
close(t2)
m <- merge(a, u, by="V1", all.x=TRUE)
out <- data.frame(V1=m$V1, V2=ifelse(is.na(m$V2.y), m$V2.x, m$V2.y))


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