R help - Apr 2009 - Vector of Vectors

I have a matrix of data. I need to scan the matrix and find every  
sequence from maxima to maxima across a row. I can write a loop to do  
this easily. Problem is, I can't figure out how to store the results.  
Each result is a vector of widely varying lengths. Ideally I'd like a  
vector of these, i.e. a vector of vectors, so I can quickly iterate  
through them and compute correlation coefficients.

Here's a transcript of my fuddling to date:

 > x <- c(1,2,3)
 > y <- c(4,5)
 > v <- list("1"=x, "2"=y)
 > unlist(v["1"])
11 12 13
  1  2  3
 > unlist(v["1"])[1]
11
  1
 > unlist(v["1"])[2]
12
  2
 > unlist(v["1"])[3]
13
  3
 > unlist(v["2"])[3]
<NA>
   NA
 > unlist(v["2"])[2]
22
  5
 > v <- c(x,y)
 > v
[1] 1 2 3 4 5
 > v <- vector()
 > v <- merge(v, x)
 > v
      [,1] [,2]
attr(,"row.names")
integer(0)
 > v[1]
[1] NA
 >

As you can see, vectors aren't very cooperative and lists are  
downright baffling to me.

Shawn Garbett <shawn.p.garbett at vanderbilt.edu>
Vanderbilt Cancer Biology
220 Pierce Ave, PRB 715AA
Nashville, TN 37232
Office: 615.936.1975
Cell: 615.397.8737

This may help in understanding how to access the list: notice that I
am using numeric indices and using the '[[' operator
> # generate a list with a varying number of values
> myList <- list()  # initialize
> for (i in 1:10) myList[[i]] <- seq(i)
> myList
[[1]]
[1] 1

[[2]]
[1] 1 2

[[3]]
[1] 1 2 3

[[4]]
[1] 1 2 3 4

[[5]]
[1] 1 2 3 4 5

[[6]]
[1] 1 2 3 4 5 6

[[7]]
[1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

[[8]]
[1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

[[9]]
[1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

[[10]]
 [1]  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10
> myList[[4]]  # 1,2,3,4
[1] 1 2 3 4
> myList[[4]][2:3]  # 2, 3
[1] 2 3
>

On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Shawn Garbett
<Shawn.P.Garbett at vanderbilt.edu> wrote:
> I have a matrix of data. I need to scan the matrix and find every sequence
> from maxima to maxima across a row. I can write a loop to do this easily.
> Problem is, I can't figure out how to store the results. Each result is
a
> vector of widely varying lengths. Ideally I'd like a vector of these,
i.e. a
> vector of vectors, so I can quickly iterate through them and compute
> correlation coefficients.
>
> Here's a transcript of my fuddling to date:
>
>> x <- c(1,2,3)
>> y <- c(4,5)
>> v <- list("1"=x, "2"=y)
>> unlist(v["1"])
> 11 12 13
> ?1 ?2 ?3
>> unlist(v["1"])[1]
> 11
> ?1
>> unlist(v["1"])[2]
> 12
> ?2
>> unlist(v["1"])[3]
> 13
> ?3
>> unlist(v["2"])[3]
> <NA>
> ?NA
>> unlist(v["2"])[2]
> 22
> ?5
>> v <- c(x,y)
>> v
> [1] 1 2 3 4 5
>> v <- vector()
>> v <- merge(v, x)
>> v
> ? ? [,1] [,2]
> attr(,"row.names")
> integer(0)
>> v[1]
> [1] NA
>>
>
> As you can see, vectors aren't very cooperative and lists are downright
> baffling to me.
>
> Shawn Garbett <shawn.p.garbett at vanderbilt.edu>
> Vanderbilt Cancer Biology
> 220 Pierce Ave, PRB 715AA
> Nashville, TN 37232
> Office: 615.936.1975
> Cell: 615.397.8737
>
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