Gabor,
> The real problem is how to create a list with given names
> and constant content.
When this is your problem to solve, why don't you do the following?
as.constlist <- function(content, names){
content <- rep(list(content), length=length(names))
names(content) <- names
content
}
nams <- letters[1:3]
v <- 1:2
as.constlist(v, nams)
Best
Jens Oehlschlägel
> I find I need to do that and when I noticed
> a recent problem posted on r-help that required it I decided it was
> time that I figured out a better way to do it. I simplified the
> problem for purpose of bringing out the error more clearly but it
> otherwise does stem from a real problem.
>
> To illustrate, we will use this test data:
>
> nams <- letters[1:3]
> v <- 1:2
>
> The following will do it:
>
> L <- rep(list(v), length(nams))
> names(L) <- nams
>
> but I wanted a more compact expression.
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