[R] Translation of the charter

[Heinz Tuechler]

Greg,

Greg Minshall wrote/hat geschrieben on/am 02.11.2021 08:57:
> Heinz,
>
>> x <- c("a","b","c")
>> lettersnum <- 1:length(letters[])
>> names(lettersnum) <- letters[]
>> lettersnum[x]
>>> lettersnum[x]
>> a b c
>> 1 2 3
>
> i'm not sure if the following is obviously better, but one might do
> ----
>> b <- match(a, a)
>> names(b) <- a
>> b
> a b c
> 1 2 3
> ----
>
> cheers, Greg
>
You are right - match seems obviously better, but why not do

x <- c("a","b","c")
match(x, letters[])

best, Heinz