vec <- 1:700 names(vec) <- 700:1 names(vec)[grep("101", names(vec))]
> -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] > On Behalf Of kayj > Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 12:49 PM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] How to extract names from a vector > > > Hi All, > > I have a character vector of length=700. The vector contains names and I > want to extract the names that contain the number 101. The number 101 > could > be anywhere within the name. > > what is the best way to do this? > > -- > View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/How-to-extract-names- > from-a-vector-tp25773482p25773482.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________ > 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.