Oh, you are rigth Marc, thanks. Another option is:
pats.df <- do.call(rbind.data.frame, pats) On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 1:10 PM, Marc Schwartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 07/23/2008 09:42 AM Henrique Dallazuanna wrote: >> >> Try this: >> >> pats.df <- do.call(rbind, pats) > > Henrique, > > Take note of the object that results from this: > >> do.call(rbind, pats) > shape shape.col shape.lty cell.fill back.fill label label.size > [1,] 0 "black" 1 "white" "white" 1 1 > [2,] 0 "black" 1 "pink" "white" 1 1 > [3,] 0 "black" 1 "red" "white" 1 1 > ref.col ref.grid scale.max > [1,] "gray80" "yes" 100 > [2,] "gray80" "yes" 100 > [3,] "gray80" "yes" 100 > > >> str(do.call(rbind, pats)) > List of 30 > $ : num 0 > $ : num 0 > $ : num 0 > $ : chr "black" > $ : chr "black" > $ : chr "black" > $ : num 1 > $ : num 1 > $ : num 1 > $ : chr "white" > $ : chr "pink" > $ : chr "red" > $ : chr "white" > $ : chr "white" > $ : chr "white" > $ : num 1 > $ : num 1 > $ : num 1 > $ : num 1 > $ : num 1 > $ : num 1 > $ : chr "gray80" > $ : chr "gray80" > $ : chr "gray80" > $ : chr "yes" > $ : chr "yes" > $ : chr "yes" > $ : num 100 > $ : num 100 > $ : num 100 > - attr(*, "dim")= int [1:2] 3 10 > - attr(*, "dimnames")=List of 2 > ..$ : NULL > ..$ : chr [1:10] "shape" "shape.col" "shape.lty" "cell.fill" ... > >> is.data.frame(do.call(rbind, pats)) > [1] FALSE > >> class(do.call(rbind, pats)) > [1] "matrix" > > > There is an extra level of manipulation required, as I noted in my reply: > >> str(do.call(rbind, lapply(pats, data.frame))) > 'data.frame': 3 obs. of 10 variables: > $ shape : num 0 0 0 > $ shape.col : Factor w/ 1 level "black": 1 1 1 > $ shape.lty : num 1 1 1 > $ cell.fill : Factor w/ 3 levels "white","pink",..: 1 2 3 > $ back.fill : Factor w/ 1 level "white": 1 1 1 > $ label : num 1 1 1 > $ label.size: num 1 1 1 > $ ref.col : Factor w/ 1 level "gray80": 1 1 1 > $ ref.grid : Factor w/ 1 level "yes": 1 1 1 > $ scale.max : num 100 100 100 > > > HTH, > > Marc > -- Henrique Dallazuanna Curitiba-Paraná-Brasil 25° 25' 40" S 49° 16' 22" O ______________________________________________ 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.