try this: > x<-c(1,2,3) > datalist<-list(c(1,2,3),c(2,3,4),c(3,4,5),c(4,5,6)) > > result <- sapply(datalist, function(.vec){ + all(.vec == x) + }) > > result [1] TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE >
On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 1:15 PM, <mtb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello R-helpers, > > I have a vector > > x<-c(1,2,3) > > and a list that contains vectors > > datalist<-list(c(1,2,3),c(2,3,4),c(3,4,5),c(4,5,6)) > > and I would like to identify those list elements that are identical to x. > > I tried > >> datalist %in% x > [1] FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE > > but I am obviously using %in% incorrectly. I also tried messing around with > lapply but I can't figure out how to specify the function within lapply. > > I would appreciate any suggestions you may have. > > Many thanks! > > Mark Na > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > 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. -- Jim Holtman Data Munger Guru What is the problem that you are trying to solve? Tell me what you want to do, not how you want to do it. ______________________________________________ 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.