[R] variable object naming

[Thomas Lumley]

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