Suppose I want to dynamically create data tables in a loop, for example:
for(i in 1:3){
paste0('a',i)= data.table(x=1)
}
This returns an error. What is the syntax to do this properly?
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Do you want to store these `data.table`s in a list? Try `n – markus Jan 09 '19 at 21:02
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3Well, the "correct" way is not to do this at all. Generally it's much better to work with variables in a list rather than creating a bunch of related variables with indexes embedded in their name. – MrFlick Jan 09 '19 at 21:06