mylist=c("MN","NY","FL")
g=regexpr(paste(mylist[1], "$", sep=""), "Those from MN:")
if (g>0)
{
"On list"
}

or in a loop

for (i in mylist){
    if (regexpr(paste(mylist[i], "$", sep="")) > 0){
        .....code for those from....
    }
}



On 6/29/07, runner <sunnyside500@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I 'd like to match each member of a list to a target string, e.g.
> ------------------------------
> mylist=c("MN","NY","FL")
> g=regexpr(mylist[1], "Those from MN:")
> if (g>0)
> {
> "On list"
> }
> ------------------------------
> My question is:
>
> How to add an end-of-string symbol '$' to the to-match string? so that 'M'
> won't match.
>
> Of course, "MN$" will work, but i want to use it in a loop; "mylist[i]" is
> what i need. I tried "mylist[1]$", but didn't work. So why it doesn't
> extrapolate? How to do it?
>
> Thanks a lot!
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