On 02-05-2012, at 07:22, Kaushik Krishnan wrote: > Hey folks > > I'm sorry for bringing what must be a very simple question to R-help, > but after some research I haven't been able to find a solution to my > problem. > > Suppose I create a simple factor: > [code] >> x<-c("A","B","B","C","A") >> x > [1] "A" "B" "B" "C" "A" >> x <- as.factor(x) >> x > [1] A B B C A > Levels: A B C > [/code] > > Now, when I see this factor in terms of its numeric level values, I get > [code] >> as.numeric(x) > [1] 1 2 2 3 1 > [/code] > > Suppose I have > [code] > y <- 2 > [/code] > > I want the numeric value of y to reference the level of factor x. That > is, I am looking for a function (`foo') so that I will get the > following > [code] > foo(y) #or maybe foo(y,x) > [1] B > [/code] > > I can think of a roundabout way of doing through a user defined > function, but I am sure that there is a built-in function that offers > this functionality. I'd be grateful if someone could tell me what that > function is.
Maybe this? levels(x)[y] Berend ______________________________________________ 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.