Dear R-users, likely there is a simple solution for this problem, but I currently cannot see it.
I basically would like to get from a matrix values in particular positions which are the rows of another matrix, without using a for-loop. In other words: is there any way to avoid the for-loop in the following simple example: M1 <- matrix(1:20, ncol=2) M2 <- rbind(c(1,1), c(2,1), c(3,2), c(5,2), c(8,1)) v <- numeric(nrow(M2)) for(i in 1:length(v)){ v[i] <- M1[M2[i,1], M2[i,2]] } Any suggestion would be welcome, Ciao, Carlo Giovanni Camarda =========================================== Camarda Carlo Giovanni PhD-Student Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research Konrad-Zuse-Strasse 1 18057 Rostock, Germany Tel: +49 (0)381 2081 172 Fax: +49 (0)381 2081 472 [EMAIL PROTECTED] =========================================== ---------- This mail has been sent through the MPI for Demographic Rese...{{dropped}} ______________________________________________ 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 and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.