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A list in R can contain many different data types inside it. A list is a collection of data which is ordered andchangeable

Lists

A list in R can contain many different data types inside it. A list is a collection of data which is ordered and changeable.

To create a list, use the list() function:

Example

# List of strings
thislist <- list("apple", "banana", "cherry")

# Print the list
thislist

Access Lists

You can access the list items by referring to its index number, inside brackets. The first item has index 1, the second item has index 2, and so on:

Example

thislist <- list("apple", "banana", "cherry")

thislist[1]

Change Item Value

To change the value of a specific item, refer to the index number:

Example

thislist <- list("apple", "banana", "cherry")
thislist[1] <- "blackcurrant"

# Print the updated list
thislist

List Length

To find out how many items a list has, use the length() function:

Example

thislist <- list("apple", "banana", "cherry")

length(thislist)

Check if Item Exists

To find out if a specified item is present in a list, use the %in% operator:

Example

Check if "apple" is present in the list:

thislist <- list("apple", "banana", "cherry")

"apple" %in% thislist

Add List Items

To add an item to the end of the list, use the append() function:

Example

Add "orange" to the list:

thislist <- list("apple", "banana", "cherry")

append(thislist, "orange")

To add an item to the right of a specified index, add "after=index number" in the append() function:

Example

Add "orange" to the list after "banana" (index 2):

thislist <- list("apple", "banana", "cherry")

append(thislist, "orange", after = 2)

Remove List Items

You can also remove list items. The following example creates a new, updated list without an "apple" item:

Example

Remove "apple" from the list:

thislist <- list("apple", "banana", "cherry")

newlist <- thislist[-1]

# Print the new list
newlist

Range of Indexes

You can specify a range of indexes by specifying where to start and where to end the range, by using the : operator:

Example

Return the second, third, fourth and fifth item:

thislist <- list("apple", "banana", "cherry", "orange", "kiwi", "melon", "mango")

(thislist)[2:5]

Note: The search will start at index 2 (included) and end at index 5 (included).

Remember that the first item has index 1.

Loop Through a List

You can loop through the list items by using a for loop:

Example

Print all items in the list, one by one:

thislist <- list("apple", "banana", "cherry")

for (x in thislist) {
  print(x)
}

Join Two Lists

There are several ways to join, or concatenate, two or more lists in R.

The most common way is to use the c() function, which combines two elements together:

Example

list1 <- list("a", "b", "c")
list2 <- list(1,2,3)
list3 <- c(list1,list2)

list3

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