But, your lapply is: lapply(x$clipno, function(c){ clipname <- x$clipname out[[clipname]] <- rnorm(5) })
So, you don't use 'c' argument. On 27/03/2008, Paul Lemmens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Sorry yes, I forgot to give comment about the lapply(). > > > > > foo <- function(x) { > > > out <- list() > > > lapply(x$clipno, function(c) { > > > clipname <- x$clipname > > > # stuff > > > > > > out[[clipname]] <- rnorm(5) > > > }) > > > return(out) > > > } > > > > > > So x is a dataframe with the data from one subject that has viewed > multiple clips in two variations. x contains both the responses as > well as info about the clips in factors and responses in integers. So > for each clip (using function(c) call in lapply() to be able to > access/subset data from x), I extract the name and other info (using > c), store that info in a list element named after the clip. Finally > return the full list of clips with associated data. > > Mvg, > > Paul > > > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Henrique Dallazuanna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > HI, > > > > I don't understand why you're using lapply. > > > > Please provide a example of your 'x' data.frame > > > > str(x) > > > > > > On 27/03/2008, Paul Lemmens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Henrique, > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 2:52 PM, Henrique Dallazuanna <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Try this: > > > > > > > > foo <- function(x) > > > > { > > > > clipname <- "LK" > > > > out <- list() > > > > out[[clipname]] <- rnorm(5) > > > > return(out) > > > > } > > > > > > That easy ... Hadn't thought of it. But now I have a refinement in > foo() > > > > > > foo <- function(x) { > > > out <- list() > > > lapply(x$clipno, function(c) { > > > clipname <- x$clipname > > > # stuff > > > > > > out[[clipname]] <- rnorm(5) > > > }) > > > return(out) > > > } > > > > > > > > > But this returns the/an empty list? > > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > Paul Lemmens > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > -- Henrique Dallazuanna Curitiba-Paraná-Brasil 25° 25' 40" S 49° 16' 22" O ______________________________________________ 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.