Create a list based on a character vector of names of objects

Question

How can I create a list based on a character vector of names of objects that are themselves lists?

Minimal example

l1 <- list(letters, 1:10)
l2 <- list(LETTERS, 1:5)

list_names <- as.list(paste0("l", 1:2))

list(list_names)
[[1]]
[[1]][[1]]
[1] "l1"

[[1]][[2]]
[1] "l2"

The result is not what I want. I guess I somehow need to use backticks or soemthing such that l1 and l2 are not interpreted as character strings.

How would I do that?

`mget(unlist(list_names))` – Ronak Shah Jan 11 '17 at 09:30 — Ronak Shah, Jan 11 '17 at 09:30

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 11 '17 at 09:29

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We can use mget to return the values of the object names

mget(paste0('l', 1:2))

answered Jan 11 '17 at 09:29

akrun

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If I could only remember everything I've read... I forgot about `mget`..thanks thats exactly what I was looking for. – Manuel R Jan 11 '17 at 09:32

Create a list based on a character vector of names of objects

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