R: new variable in the for loop

Asked Dec 06 '11 at 16:59

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Ok this is very basic but I cannot work it out...
In the for loop I would like to create new variable with varying name:

for (i in 1:4)  
a$i=i

So my new variables: a1,a2,a3,a4 would have value 1,2,3,4 respectively.
Is there easy and fast way to do this in R?

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asked Dec 06 '11 at 16:59

didymos

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http://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#How-can-I-turn-a-string-into-a-variable_003f – Ben Bolker Dec 06 '11 at 17:06
Try `a[i] <- i` (and the recommended reading above). – Ari B. Friedman Dec 06 '11 at 17:20
thanks Joshua and Ben for links - it solved my problem! – didymos Dec 06 '11 at 17:27

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