This is equivalent to stats::setNames()
, with more features and
stricter argument checking.
set_names(x, nm = x, ...)
x | Vector to name. |
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nm, ... | Vector of names, the same length as You can specify names in the following ways:
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set_names()
is stable and exported in purrr.
set_names(1:4, c("a", "b", "c", "d")) #> a b c d #> 1 2 3 4 set_names(1:4, letters[1:4]) #> a b c d #> 1 2 3 4 set_names(1:4, "a", "b", "c", "d") #> a b c d #> 1 2 3 4 # If the second argument is ommitted a vector is named with itself set_names(letters[1:5]) #> a b c d e #> "a" "b" "c" "d" "e" # Alternatively you can supply a function set_names(1:10, ~ letters[seq_along(.)]) #> a b c d e f g h i j #> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 set_names(head(mtcars), toupper) #> MPG CYL DISP HP DRAT WT QSEC VS AM GEAR CARB #> Mazda RX4 21.0 6 160 110 3.90 2.620 16.46 0 1 4 4 #> Mazda RX4 Wag 21.0 6 160 110 3.90 2.875 17.02 0 1 4 4 #> Datsun 710 22.8 4 108 93 3.85 2.320 18.61 1 1 4 1 #> Hornet 4 Drive 21.4 6 258 110 3.08 3.215 19.44 1 0 3 1 #> Hornet Sportabout 18.7 8 360 175 3.15 3.440 17.02 0 0 3 2 #> Valiant 18.1 6 225 105 2.76 3.460 20.22 1 0 3 1 # If the input vector is unnamed, it is first named after itself # before the function is applied: set_names(letters, toupper) #> A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T #> "a" "b" "c" "d" "e" "f" "g" "h" "i" "j" "k" "l" "m" "n" "o" "p" "q" "r" "s" "t" #> U V W X Y Z #> "u" "v" "w" "x" "y" "z" # `...` is passed to the function: set_names(head(mtcars), paste0, "_foo") #> mpg_foo cyl_foo disp_foo hp_foo drat_foo wt_foo qsec_foo #> Mazda RX4 21.0 6 160 110 3.90 2.620 16.46 #> Mazda RX4 Wag 21.0 6 160 110 3.90 2.875 17.02 #> Datsun 710 22.8 4 108 93 3.85 2.320 18.61 #> Hornet 4 Drive 21.4 6 258 110 3.08 3.215 19.44 #> Hornet Sportabout 18.7 8 360 175 3.15 3.440 17.02 #> Valiant 18.1 6 225 105 2.76 3.460 20.22 #> vs_foo am_foo gear_foo carb_foo #> Mazda RX4 0 1 4 4 #> Mazda RX4 Wag 0 1 4 4 #> Datsun 710 1 1 4 1 #> Hornet 4 Drive 1 0 3 1 #> Hornet Sportabout 0 0 3 2 #> Valiant 1 0 3 1