On Wed, 15 Sep 2004, Peter Dalgaard wrote: > Paul Roebuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Is there a means to split a vector into its individual > > elements without going the brute-force route for arguments > > to a predefined function call? > > > > offred.rgb <- c(1, 0, 0) * 0.60; > > > > ## Brute force style > > offred.col <- rgb(offred.rgb[1], > > offred.rgb[2], > > offred.rgb[3], > > names = "offred") > > ## Desired style > > offred.col <- rgb(silver.bullet(offred.rgb), > > names = "offred") > > The closest is probably this: > > offred.col <- do.call("rgb", c(as.list(offred.rgb), > list(names="offred"))) >
Everyone offered 'do.call' as the solution. While that works, is it to say that there is no means of expanding the expression as an argument to the original function? > (ever read/seen The Handmaid's Tale, btw?) > Not yet. Though renaming my sample variable 'off.red.col' would avoid future confusion with oppressed handmaids. ---------------------------------------------------------- SIGSIG -- signature too long (core dumped) ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html