[R] store and retrieve object names in a vector

Jacques VESLOT jacques.veslot at cirad.fr
Mon Dec 12 14:15:31 CET 2005


try:

y <- sapply(x, function(x) eval(parse(text=x)))


zhihua li a ¨¦crit :

> hi netters,
>
> suppose i have a series of objects X1, X2, B1,C1........... they all
> have the same dimensions. i want to combine into one by using cbind:
> y<-cbind(X1,X2,B1,C1.....)
>
> but i don't want to type the names of these objects one by one.
> instead, i've put their names into a vector:
> x<-c("X1","X2","B1","C1",....)
>
> i used y<-cbind(x). but what i got is a matrix of the names, not a
> combination of matrices.
>
> anybody know how to handle this?
>
> thanks a lot!
>
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