try:
> a = c(1, 4, 5)
> b = c(2, 6, 7)
> 
> m <- matrix(1:49,7,7)
> m[cbind(a,b)]   # 'array' indexing
[1]  8 39 47
> m
     [,1] [,2] [,3] [,4] [,5] [,6] [,7]
[1,]    1    8   15   22   29   36   43
[2,]    2    9   16   23   30   37   44
[3,]    3   10   17   24   31   38   45
[4,]    4   11   18   25   32   39   46
[5,]    5   12   19   26   33   40   47
[6,]    6   13   20   27   34   41   48
[7,]    7   14   21   28   35   42   49
> 


 
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From: yoooooo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [R] Simplest question ever...


Let's say i have

a = c(1, 4, 5)
b = c(2, 6, 7)

and i have matrix m, what's an efficient way of access
m[1, 2], m[4, 6], m[5, 7]
like of course m[a, b] = is not going to do, but what's an expression that
will allow me to have that list? 

Thanks!
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