I would recommend here y <- subset(x, select= -someColName)
which is not xref'd from ?"[" (though the obscure .subset is), and is not mentioned in the relevant section of the Introduction to R either. I once foolishly offered to amend this section of the manual, but I have subsequently realised that I haven't the faintest idea how to even start doing that. > -----Original Message----- > From: Prof Brian Ripley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 02 March 2004 19:22 > To: Rolf Turner > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [R] how to delete a matrix column > > > Security Warning: > If you are not sure an attachment is safe to open contact > Andy on x234. > There are 0 attachments with this message. > ________________________________________________________________ > > On Tue, 2 Mar 2004, Rolf Turner wrote: > > > Aimin Yan wrote: > > > > > I am new to R, How to delete a matrix column. > > > > e.g. y <- x[,-5] deletes column 5 > > > > I was going to point out to the inquirer where this feature > > is documented --- but I can't bleedin' find it!!! > > > > Can anyone tell me? I tried ?"[" but got no joy that > > I could discern. > > `An Introduction to R', for one. > > The help page for "[" is long enough, but needs to be split/have some > xrefs added for things like this. > > -- > Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ > University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) > 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) > Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 > > ______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html Simon Fear Senior Statistician Syne qua non Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 1379 644449 Fax: +44 (0) 1379 644445 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.synequanon.com Number of attachments included with this message: 0 This message (and any associated files) is confidential and\...{{dropped}} ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
