Could someone please explain to me my mal-understanding of the following, which I expected to give the same results without errors.
TIA. -- Bert > z <- list(x=1) > z[[2]] <- 3 > z $x [1] 1 [[2]] [1] 3 > list(x = 1)[[2]] <- 3 Error in list(x = 1)[[2]] <- 3 : target of assignment expands to non-language object > > sessionInfo() R version 3.2.3 (2015-12-10) Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0 (64-bit) Running under: OS X 10.11.2 (El Capitan) locale: [1] en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/C/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8 attached base packages: [1] utils datasets tools stats graphics splines grid methods base other attached packages: [1] nlme_3.1-122 lattice_0.20-33 loaded via a namespace (and not attached): [1] grDevices_3.2.3 strucplot_0.5 Bert Gunter "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along and sticking things into it." -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip ) ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see 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.
