Convert to List with Names Equal to List Elements

Convert to List with Names Equal to List Elements

Usage

toNamedList(x)

Arguments

x

R object, preferably vector of character

Value

result of calling as.list on x with list element names being set to the elements of x.

Examples

x.vector <- c("Peter", "Paul", "Mary")
x.list <- toNamedList(x.vector)
all(names(x.list) == x.vector)
#> [1] TRUE

# You may use toNamedList in a call of lapply in order to get a named result
lapply(toNamedList(x.vector), function(x) sprintf("Hello, %s", x))
#> $Peter
#> [1] "Hello, Peter"
#> 
#> $Paul
#> [1] "Hello, Paul"
#> 
#> $Mary
#> [1] "Hello, Mary"
#> 

# Compare with
lapply(x.vector, function(x) sprintf("Hello, %s", x))
#> [[1]]
#> [1] "Hello, Peter"
#> 
#> [[2]]
#> [1] "Hello, Paul"
#> 
#> [[3]]
#> [1] "Hello, Mary"
#>