[R] dynamically naming columns in a data frame

[Peter Dalgaard BSA]

Jarred McCaffrey <jmccaffr at cs.uml.edu> writes:

> df <- data.frame( newName=clusters, .... )
> 
> But newName is always read as a text string, I have not been able to
> substitute a variable.  I also tried substituting the Abbreviate() call
> for newName, hoping the char string return would be used.  That caused
> syntax errors.
> 
> Does anyone know a solution to dynamically naming columns?

is

names(df)<-whatever

what you're looking for?

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