[R] Converting a list to a data frame

Huzefa Khalil
Wed, 02 May 2018 17:23:54 -0000

Hi Kevin,

There is probably a better way, but it can be done in two steps like this

temp <- list(A=data.frame(x=1:2, y=3:4),B=data.frame(x=5:6,y=7:8))

temp <- lapply(names(temp), function(n, temp) {
  temp[[n]]$type <- n
  return(temp[[n]])
}, temp = temp)

do.call(rbind, temp)



On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 1:11 PM, Kevin E. Thorpe <kevin.thorpe at
utoronto.ca>
wrote:

> I suspect this is pretty easy, but I'm having trouble figuring it out.
> Basically, I have a list of data frames such as the following example:
>
> list(A=data.frame(x=1:2, y=3:4),B=data.frame(x=5:6,y=7:8))
>
> I would like to turn this into  data frame where the list elements are
> essentially rbind'ed together and the element name becomes a new
variable.
> For example, I would like to turn the list above into a data frame that
> looks like this:
>
>
data.frame(type=c("A","A","B","B"),x=c(1:2,5:6),y=c(3:4,7:8))
>
> Appreciate any pointers.
>
> Kevin
>
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> Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital
> Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
> University of Toronto
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