join two vectors with the = in R

Question

I want to join two vectors with the = symbol, so that the result will be: "a"="z","b"="y","c"="x"

a<-c("a","b","c")
b<-c("z","y","x")
c<-rbind(a,b)

Or the literal `paste(a, b, sep = "=")`, though your use of `rbind` suggests you want it to *appear* like R prints a named vector on the console. — r2evans, Oct 19 '21 at 21:39

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 19 '21 at 21:47

3

Assuming your desired output is as follows

c("a"="z","b"="y","c"="x")
#>   a   b   c 
#> "z" "y" "x"

this can be achieved using setNames with vectors a and b

a<-c("a","b","c")
b<-c("z","y","x")

setNames(b, a)
#>   a   b   c 
#> "z" "y" "x"

answered Oct 19 '21 at 21:47

nniloc

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 20 '21 at 02:17

1

You may also use names<- i.e

names(b) <- a
b

# a   b   c 
#"z" "y" "x"

answered Oct 20 '21 at 02:17

Ronak Shah

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 19 '21 at 21:40

0

a<-c("a","b","c")
b<-c("z","y","x")

c <- paste0(a, "=", b)
c

[1] "a=z" "b=y" "c=x"

answered Oct 19 '21 at 21:40

denisafonin

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