variable object naming
On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, Gabor Grothendieck wrote:
Benjamin M. Osborne <Benjamin.Osborne <at> uvm.edu> writes:
:
: Is it possible to give a temporary object a name that varies with each run
of a
: foreloop? For example, I want to fill a matrix every time I run a loop, and
I
: want a new matrix with each run, with an appropriate new name.
: i.e.:
: for(i in 1:5){... matrix.i<-some values ...}
:
: so that in the end I would have:
: matrix.1
: matrix.2
: matrix.3
: matrix.4
: matrix.5
See 7.1 of the FAQ.
Especially the part that says this probably isn't what you want to do. You
would likely be better off with a list, and doing
matrixlist[[i]]<-some_values
-thomas