# use the mtcars data frame as your starting list. save it to x
x <- as.list( mtcars )
# just print one column, by hand.
x$wt
# ..dynamically choose the column you want
colname <- 'wt'
# this breaks
get( paste( 'x$' , colname , sep = "" ) )
# this works, but doesn't do what you want, since it's not dynamic
get( 'x' )$wt
# why not access the list dynamically without paste() or get() ? ;)
x[ colname ]
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