This is actually FAQ 7.21 (though the FAQ does not specify how to create the name in a loop). As others have mentioned, the most important part of the Answer is that it is better to use a list instead.
What searching did you do before posting? Is there some way that the FAQ could be changed that would have made your searching turn up the FAQ answer? -- Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D. Statistical Data Center Intermountain Healthcare greg.s...@imail.org 801.408.8111 > -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces@r- > project.org] On Behalf Of maciek kryza > Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 8:14 AM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] use variable value to create new variable name > > Hi, > Is it possible (and how) to use a variable value to create a name of a > new R > variable? I want to do something like this: > > for (i in 1:3) { > newvarialbe_#i# = somedata > } > > where #i# is a value stored by i. In the first loop, there will be > newvariable_1, in second newvariable_2 and so on. > Thanks in advance, > Maciek > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting- > guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
