[R] write.table vs. read.table and the argument "fill"

[Carl Witthoft]

Well, it could be a list variable.
foo<- 1:7
bar<-1:9
rab<-list(foo,bar)

I suppose I could do something like

oof<-rbind(foo,bar)
write.table(oof)  #ignore the warnings

and then ignore or delete the redundant items in the output file.



On 5/8/11 1:51 AM, Joshua Wiley wrote:
> Hi Carl,
>
> What would the "equivalent" argument for write.table do?  Or perhaps
> to rephrase my question what type of R object do you have in mind to
> write that is a "ragged array"?
>
> Josh
>
> On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Carl Witthoft<carl at witthoft.com>  wrote:
>> Just wondering how come read.table lets you specify fill=TRUE for ragged
>> arrays, but so far as I can tell, no equivalent for write.table?
>>
>> Not a big deal, since I'm perfectly comfortable w/ write and scan and the
>> other file I/O goodies.  "A foolish inconsistency..."  and all that.
>>