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user2238328
user2238328

Reputation: 259

R use value of a variable as a data frame column name

I am guessing this is simple for an experienced used...how can I use the value of a variable to assign it as a data frame column name? Say I have a simple data frame df as below, and a variable n that changes value based on user input. How could I insert a new data frame column which has as it's name the value of n? I would also ideally like to concatenate the value of n with a simple string. Thank you.

df<-data.frame(a=c(1,1,1),b=c(2,2,2))

  a b
1 1 2
2 1 2
3 1 2

When I simply try to assign a new column as 

n<-15
df$n<-c(3,3,3)

the name of the column is simply n. 

  a b n
1 1 2 3
2 1 2 3
3 1 2 3

Upvotes: 6

Views: 16578

Answers (2)

Mayou
Mayou

Reputation: 8818

You could also do:

 df <- cbind(df,c(3,3,3))
 names(df)[ncol(df)] <- n

Although, as previously pointed out, it is not good practice to give numbers as column names.

Upvotes: 2

Se&#241;or O
Se&#241;or O

Reputation: 17412

It's not the best idea to name a column with a number, but this will work:

df[,paste(n)] <- c(3,3,3)

Upvotes: 3

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