R help - Feb 2010 - Create a function with multiple object as an output

Dear useRs,

I want to make a function that return several object (from a loop).
I know, I can put them in a list, then the function return  the list,
but is it possible that it returns several independent object.
I used the assign function to create several object, it works when I
use it outside the function, but not inside.

Any suggestion ?

Here is a piece of code that do something similar to my situation.

testfunc <- function ( listobj, valueX) {
        for (i in 1:length(listobj)) {
             objtemp <- get (listobj[i])
             objtemp <- objtemp * valueX
             assign(paste(listobj[i], "_", valueX, sep=""),
objtemp)
        }
return (??????????????????????)
}

you can return a single object, so a list is what you want. you can  
always break it apart after the return.

What is the problem you are trying to solve?

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On Feb 10, 2010, at 8:31, Arnaud Mosnier <a.mosnier at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear useRs,
>
> I want to make a function that return several object (from a loop).
> I know, I can put them in a list, then the function return  the list,
> but is it possible that it returns several independent object.
> I used the assign function to create several object, it works when I
> use it outside the function, but not inside.
>
> Any suggestion ?
>
> Here is a piece of code that do something similar to my situation.
>
> testfunc <- function ( listobj, valueX) {
>        for (i in 1:length(listobj)) {
>             objtemp <- get (listobj[i])
>             objtemp <- objtemp * valueX
>             assign(paste(listobj[i], "_", valueX,
sep=""), objtemp)
>        }
> return (??????????????????????)
> }
>
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