Try this: formatC(as.matrix(temp))
On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 3:55 PM, GL <pfl...@shands.ufl.edu> wrote: > > Using the input below, can I do something more elegant (and more efficient) > than the loop also listed below to pad strings to a width of 5? The true > matrix is about 300K rows and 31 columns. > > ####################### > #INPUT > ####################### > > temp > DX1 DX2 DX3 > 1 13761 8125 49178 > 2 63371 v75 22237 > 3 51745 77703 93500 > 4 64081 32826 v72 > 5 78477 43828 87645 > > > > ####################### > #CODE > ####################### > > ssize <- c(nrow(temp), ncol(temp)) > aa <- c(1:ssize[2]) > aa <- paste("DX", aa, sep = "") > record <- matrix("?", nrow = ssize, ncol = ssize[2]) > colnames(record) <- aa > > mm <- 0 > #for (j in 1:1) { > for (j in 1:ssize[1]) { > mm <- j > a <- as.character(as.matrix(as.data.frame(temp[j,]))) > len2 <- sum(a != "?") > mi <- 0 > for (k in 1:len2) { > aa <- a[k] > a0 <- 5 - nchar(aa) > if (a0 > 0) { > for (st in 1:a0) { > aa <- paste(aa, " ", sep = "") > } > } > record[j, k] <- aa > } > } > > ####################### > #OUTPUT > ####################### > > DX1 DX2 DX3 > 1 13761 8125 49178 > 2 63371 v75 22237 > 3 51745 77703 93500 > 4 64081 32826 v72 > 5 78477 43828 87645 > -- > View this message in context: > http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/sapply-lapply-instead-of-loop-tp2320265p2320265.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________ > 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. > -- Henrique Dallazuanna Curitiba-Paraná-Brasil 25° 25' 40" S 49° 16' 22" O [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
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