This gives the result you asked for: DF <- as.data.frame(testlist) lapply(split(DF, 1:nrow(DF)), unclass)
although it might be good enough to just do this depending on what you need: DF <- as.data.frame(testlist) split(DF, 1:nrow(DF) On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 8:09 AM, Michael Friendly <frien...@yorku.ca> wrote: > I have a list of vectors, all forced to be the same length: > > testlist <- list( > shape=c(0, 0, 2), > cell.fill=c("red","blue","green"), > back.fill=rep("white",3), > scale.max=rep(100,3) > ) >> str(testlist) > List of 4 > $ shape : num [1:3] 0 0 2 > $ cell.fill: chr [1:3] "red" "blue" "green" > $ back.fill: chr [1:3] "white" "white" "white" > $ scale.max: num [1:3] 100 100 100 >> > > I need to 'transpose' them into a list of lists with named values like so: > > wanted <- list( > list(shape=0, cell.fill="red", back.fill="white", scale.max=100), > list(shape=0, cell.fill="blue", back.fill="white", scale.max=100), > list(shape=2, cell.fill="green", back.fill="white", scale.max=100) > ) >> str(wanted) > List of 3 > $ :List of 4 > ..$ shape : num 0 > ..$ cell.fill: chr "red" > ..$ back.fill: chr "white" > ..$ scale.max: num 3 > $ :List of 4 > ..$ shape : num 0 > ..$ cell.fill: chr "blue" > ..$ back.fill: chr "white" > ..$ scale.max: num 3 > $ :List of 4 > ..$ shape : num 2 > ..$ cell.fill: chr "green" > ..$ back.fill: chr "white" > ..$ scale.max: num 3 >> > > How can I do this in general? > > -- > Michael Friendly Email: friendly AT yorku DOT ca Professor, Psychology > Dept. > York University Voice: 416 736-5115 x66249 Fax: 416 736-5814 > 4700 Keele Street http://www.math.yorku.ca/SCS/friendly.html > Toronto, ONT M3J 1P3 CANADA > > ______________________________________________ > 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. > ______________________________________________ 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.