try this: nams <- c("a", "b", "c", "d") combn(nams, 2, paste, collapse = " vs. ")
I hope it helps. Best, Dimitris ---- Dimitris Rizopoulos Biostatistical Centre School of Public Health Catholic University of Leuven Address: Kapucijnenvoer 35, Leuven, Belgium Tel: +32/(0)16/336899 Fax: +32/(0)16/337015 Web: http://med.kuleuven.be/biostat/ http://www.student.kuleuven.be/~m0390867/dimitris.htm Quoting Ng Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > Given names <- c("a", "b", "c", "d"). I would like to generate "a vs. b", "a > vs. c", "a vs. d", "b vs. c", "b vs. d", "c vs. d" > > Thanks > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > Disclaimer: http://www.kuleuven.be/cwis/email_disclaimer.htm ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.