[R] Data Structures

[Erik Iverson]

Hello -

Scott Romans wrote:
> Matlab has an aggregate variable called a structure, which consists of  
> component variables each of which can be of a different data type and  
> dimension. For example, I can have a single structure Model which  
> consists of Model.variable1, Model.variable2, and Model.variable3,  
> where variable1 is a string variable, variable 2 is a 1x24 vector, and  
> variable 3 is a 6x6x6 array. The benefit is that the aggregate  
> variable Model can be passed between programs without having to pass  
> each of the component variables. Does R have anything similar?
> 

These are objects of class "list" in R and play a very important role 
when using and programming R.

See ?list,  "An Introduction to R" on CRAN, or any introductory book on 
R to learn about lists.

Best,
Erik Iverson


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