The answer is: sapply(mlist, length)
to the question : >>>>> "Benjamin" == Benjamin Otto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> on Fri, 19 May 2006 12:09:43 +0200 writes: Benjamin> Hi, is there some elegant way to determine the Benjamin> number of components stored in each list element? Benjamin> Example: Benjamin> The list: --------- >> list Benjamin> $Elem1 [1] A B C Benjamin> $Elem1 [1] D Benjamin> $Elem1 [1] E F Benjamin> Then normal command "length(list)" would return Benjamin> 3. But I would like some command return the array Benjamin> of the single element lengths like Benjamin> [1] 3 1 2 Benjamin> so I can afterwards get my list subset with only Benjamin> entries which have a certain amount of components Benjamin> bigger or lower than a certain threshold. Benjamin> regards Benjamin> Benjamin Benjamin> ______________________________________________ Benjamin> R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list Benjamin> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help Benjamin> PLEASE do read the posting guide! Benjamin> 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