Do you have to use a loop? The following function should do what you want for the 1st order:
rook = function(Y) { rsub = function(Z) { X = matrix(0,nrow(Z),ncol(Z)); X[1:(N-1),1:M] = X[1:(N-1),1:M] + Z[2:N,1:M]; X[2:N,1:M] = X[2:N,1:M] + Z[1:(N-1),1:M]; X[1:N,1:(M-1)] = X[1:N,1:(M-1)] + Z[1:N,2:M]; X[1:N,2:M] = X[1:N,2:M] + Z[1:N,1:(M-1)]; return(X); } return(rsub(Y)/rsub(matrix(1,nrow(Y),ncol(Y)))); } I'm not sure I understand how the higher orders work. For example, an interior element for the 1st order is always divided by 4. Is an interior element for a 3rd order divided by 4 or 8 or something else? Also, how are you implementing your 3D matrices? --Brett -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mills, Jason Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 1:36 PM To: r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch Subject: [R] Matrix indexing in a loop How do you specify matrix location a[i,j] (or a[i-1,j], etc.) in a "for" loop? I am looking for a flexible method of indexing neighbors over a series of lags (1,2,3...) and I may wish to extend this method to 3D arrays. Example: Data matrix > fun [,1] [,2] [,3] [1,] 1 5 9 [2,] 2 6 10 [3,] 3 7 11 [4,] 4 8 12 For each element a[i,j] in "fun", sum the 1st order (Rook's) neighbors: a[i-1,j] a[i+1,j] a[i,j-1] a[i,j+1] Then divide by the number of elements included as neighbors-- this number depends on the location of a[i,j] in the matrix. Insert the product of the neighbor calculation for each a[i,j] into the corresponding position b[i,j] in an empty matrix with the same dimensions as "fun". For example, element [2,2] in "fun" should yield element [2,2] in a new matrix equal to 24/4=6. Of course, element [1,1] in the new matrix should be the product of only two numbers. Thanks J. Mills [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html