How to convert variable name into string when the variables are stored in a list

Asked Mar 08 '21 at 19:12

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So there is a similar question on How to convert variable (object) name into String using deparse(substitute(variable)) but the solution doesn't work when variables are stored in a list.

Example :

# I want to convert mtcars into a string ("mtcars")
data(mtcars, Titanic)
li = list(mtcars, Titanic)
varName = deparse(substitute(li[1])) # "li[1]" instead of "mtcars"

thank you!

asked Mar 08 '21 at 19:12

Raphaël Goisque

The `li` doesn't have any information when you pass an object with value only. You can create a named list and use `names(li)` or use `li <- dplyr::lst(mtcars, Titanic); names(li)` – akrun Mar 08 '21 at 19:13
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@akrun Thank you for your help! – Raphaël Goisque Mar 08 '21 at 19:18

How to convert variable name into string when the variables are stored in a list

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