If thats what you want, why don't you do list(a=1, b=2)
On 3/12/2010 10:45 AM, Rune Schjellerup Philosof wrote: > No, I mean this: > a <- 1 > b <- 2 > list(a=a, b=b) > > I just find it anoying, that I have to type the names of the variables > twice. > I would like something like this instead: > list(a, b, use.var.names=TRUE) > > -- > Rune > > Linlin Yan wrote: >> Did you mean this: >> >> >>> n <- c('a', 'b') >>> structure(list(1, 2), names = n) >>> >> $a >> [1] 1 >> >> $b >> [1] 2 >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Rune Schjellerup Philosof >> <rphilo...@health.sdu.dk> wrote: >> >>> I often find myself making lists similar to this >>> list(var1=var1, var2=var2) >>> >>> It doesn't seem list has an option, to make it use the name of the >>> variable as name in the list. >>> Is there another function that does this? >>> >>> -- >>> Med venlig hilsen >>> >>> Rune Schjellerup Philosof >>> Ph.d-stipendiat, Forskningsenheden for Biostatistik >>> >>> Telefon: 6550 3607 >>> E-mail: rphilo...@health.sdu.dk >>> Adresse: J.B. Winsløwsvej 9, 5000 Odense C >>> >>> SYDDANSK UNIVERSITET >>> _______________________________________________________________ >>> * Campusvej 55 * 5230 * Odense M * 6550 1000 * www.sdu.dk >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> 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. -- Erich Neuwirth, University of Vienna Faculty of Computer Science Computer Supported Didactics Working Group Visit our SunSITE at http://sunsite.univie.ac.at Phone: +43-1-4277-39464 Fax: +43-1-4277-39459 ______________________________________________ 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.